Earlier this week, Bellator Fighting Championship filed a lawsuit against the Ultimate Fighting Championship for alleged use of one of its contracted fighters. Bellator claims that Jonathan Brookins was under contract with Bellator when Brookins accepted a slot on Spike TV’s reality series The Ultimate Fighter. Brookins is a cast member of this fall’s Team […]
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Illegal Streams Still Easy to Find
Nicholas Deleon of Crunch Gear blogs about the availability of UFC 117 streams on UStream even after the subpoenas issued and lawsuits filed in the last few months. What seems to be happening with these streams—and that goes for all sports, not just UFC—is that you’ll find channels set up on Usteam, Justin.tv, etc. advertising […]
MMAterial Facts 08/10/10: Legal Battles Heating Up
– Akiyama Charges Manager with Embezzlement – MMA promoter sues over canceled match – XCAP Proud to have Ryan Couture on Board – President: Announcement of Shark Fights 13 broadcast plans coming next week – Bellator sues UFC, alleges “tortious interference of contract” of Jonathan Brookins Akiyama Charges Manager with Embezzlement Proving once again that […]
UFC’s “Hide & Tweet” a Success
Christopher Heine of Clickz writes about the success of the UFC’s “Hide & Tweet” strategy in his latest piece. Martin said the campaign so far has helped create almost 2.25 million UFC followers on Twitter and 3 million Facebook fans. What’s more, the 17-year-old organization only trails the much-older National Basketball Association – among all […]
Fertitta’s Likely to Retain Station Casinos
Alexandra Berzon of the Wall Street Journal reports that Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta will likely retain control over Station Casinos in the aftermath of a year long bankruptcy proceeding. The founding family of Las Vegas casino owner and operator Station Casinos Inc. appeared poised to remain in control of the company as a bankruptcy judge […]