Last week Bloomberg TV’s show “Bloomberg Enterprise” profiled Vince McMahon and WWE. One of the more interesting quotes from McMahon was stating the difference between MMA and WWE. Notably, McMahon stated that MMA is “sport” whereas WWE is “entertainment”. This is in line with the change in business strategy for the wrestling organization with more of […]
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UFC 132: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we look at UFC 132 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The featured bout was Dominick Cruz defending his Bantamweight title againt Urijah Faber. Cruz defeats Faber in entertaining matchup Welcome to the UFC Dominick Cruz. A back and forth bout saw Cruz take control […]
Junior dos Santos fires agent
Junior dos Santos announced via twitter that he has left Ed Soares and has hired new representation. The change came as a surprise to Soares as dos Santos has been on a roll this year. Soares talked about the separation via Tatame (h/t 5th Round): “He wants to go a different way. If that’s how he […]
Will Faber vs. Cruz carry UFC 132?
UFC 132 will be the first PPV headlining the Bantamweight division since the UFC-WEC merger. The big question will be whether or not Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz will be able to attract the UFC audience. The matchup has some heat considering it is for Cruz’s UFC-WEC Bantamweight title. In addition, there is bad blood […]
White responds to Spike TV’s UFC programming
Dana White responded to Spike TV’s curious UFC programming. Spike TV debuted UFC Countdown 132: Faber vs. Cruz at 1:12pmET/10:12amPT on Wednesday. Via MMA Junkie: With an all-too-apparent lack of warm and fuzzy feelings between the UFC’s broadcast partner – a likely byproduct of heavy rumors that the promotion is flying the coop after its […]