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WWE Network coming in 2012

September 6, 2011 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

Cageside Seats reports that the WWE Network is coming to cable systems in 2012. A teaser played on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw on USA and a story followed on WWE.com. Via WWE.com It’s the WWE Network. And, as the world learned this week, it’s on its way in 2012. All we know […]

Alistair Overeem Signs with UFC, Set to Fight Brock Lesnar on December 30th

September 6, 2011 by MMAPayout Moderator 7 Comments

LA Times reports that Alistair Overeem has signed with the UFC and will be taking on Brock Lesnar on the December 30th NYE show being held in Las Vegas. “Brock is a big name, a dangerous guy, and this is a dream matchup,” Overeem told The Times on Tuesday, just after signing a standard UFC […]

FOX Promotes “UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos” During MLB Game

September 5, 2011 by MMAPayout Moderator 7 Comments

Last week, UFC and Fox officially announced their first “UFC on FOX” network event on 11/12. This weekend – just over two months before the day of the event – FOX began it’s promotional campaign during the Red Sox vs Rangers “MLB Game of the Week” on Saturday afternoon. The in-game promo occurred in the […]

M-1 Global/Affliction settle lawsuit

September 5, 2011 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

Sherdog.com reports that Affliction and M-1 Global have settled its two year old lawsuit. The federal lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, California, was set to go to trial this October. Fedor Emilianenko and M-1 Global’s attorneys filed a Notice of Settlement in late August informing the Court that the parties involved in the lawsuit had […]

Cain-JDS smart move for UFC

September 5, 2011 by Jason Cruz 13 Comments

With last week’s announcement of Cain vs. JDS as the match November 12th for the UFC’s network debut, the UFC is putting its faith in the Heavyweight championship to catch casual viewers. Its a smart move. While the decision may take away PPV buys from UFC 139 in San Jose, it makes a good first […]