The lawsuit filed by Golden Glory against Alistair Overeem in Clark County, Nevada last week included the Golden Glory-Overeem contract. As The Fight Lawyer points out, this lawsuit is not the same as Overeem’s lawsuit filed in Los Angeles in November. A summary of that lawsuit is here. However, both lawsuits relate to the contract […]
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Fuel TV Boasts Ratings for New Year’s Day UFC Marathon & “UFC Tonight” Debut
Fuel TV officially kicked off the new year by airing a 24-hour UFC marathon on New Years Day, followed by airing the debut of “UFC Tonight” on January 3rd. The rating’s boost received by UFC programming was a much needed one for Fuel TV, as it embarks on a mission to increase it’s household reach, […]
Torres back after twitter termination
MMA Fighting reported last week, Dana White reinstated Miguel Torres after he was let go 20 days prior for an inappropriate tweet. Torres had sent a quote from FX television show, “Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” which caught the ire of White. Via MMA Fighting: A soft-spoken Torres said he visited five different rape crisis […]
Punk seconds Sonnen at UFC on Fox 2
MMA Fighting reportsWWE wrestler CM Punk will accompany Chael Sonnen to the Octagon at UFC on Fox 2. Punk, a Chicago native and MMA fan, appeared on an episode of the MMA Hour last year talking about his admiration of mixed martial arts. Payout Perspective: Is the Punk appearance good for the UFC? Does Punk’s […]
UFC 141 Prelims: 1.8 million viewers
MMA Weekly reports that the UFC 141 Prelims garnered an average of 1.8 million viewers in its last live showing on Spike TV. Overall, the UFC Prelims averaged 1.41 million viewers on Spike TV. UFC 141 was the highest rated prelim show on Spike TV since UFC 126 when it received 2.0 million viewers. Payout […]