Scott Cacciola of The Commercial Appeal writes that the UFC has sold over 10,000 tickets for Saturday’s UFC 107 to be held at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The UFC is regarded as the top professional organization in MMA, a fast-growing sport that combines multiple fighting disciplines, including wrestling, boxing and martial arts. And it has […]
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UFC 2009 Sees Price Drop Ahead of Holiday Season
MMA fans may have noticed a slew of new UFC video game advertisements (and mat logo placements) recently, but they are not for the newest edition of UFC Undisputed. Rather, THQ and the UFC have decided to drop the price of last year’s game. Undisputed 2009 has been out on store shelves for the better part of six months, and […]
The Return of Rampage
Rampage Jackson has publicly admitted he will be returning to the Octagon in order to finish his contract with the UFC. Bloodyelbow has the latest straight from Rampage’s blog: Now, I wanted to let my fans know that I’m going to come back to the UFC & finish my contract. Not because the haters are talking […]
First UFC Gym Opens Doors in Concord, CA
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Take one step inside the brand-new, 38,000-square-foot UFC® GYM™ in Concord, Calif. and you’ll quickly learn that this is no ordinary fitness facility. As music pumps through the gym, an enthusiastic teenager swings heavy ropes, visions of Randy Couture dancing in his head. In another corner of the sprawling exercise […]
NBC, Comcast Could Challenge ESPN
Richard Sandomir of the NY Times talks about the potential acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast – America’s largest television provider (cable or satellite). Comcast’s impending acquisition of NBC Universal will certainly set off an effort to turn Versus into a viable alternative, if not a full-fledged competitor, to ESPN. Under Comcast’s ownership, Versus has transformed […]