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UFC, St-Pierre to Meet Canadian Government Tuesday

May 3, 2010 by Kelsey Philpott 2 Comments

MMAPayout.com has learned that Georges St-Pierre will be meeting with high-level Canadian government officials on Tuesday as part of a UFC-led contingent to advocate for the legalization of mixed martial arts at the federal level. The push undoubtedly comes as the result of the fact that two of the UFC’s next three PPV events will […]

Countdown to UFC 113: 512,000 Viewers

May 3, 2010 by Kelsey Philpott 7 Comments

MMAPayout.com has learned that the debut of Spike’s Countdown to UFC 113 drew an average audience of 512,000 in the late time slot (11 PM ET/PT) on Thursday night. It’s a respectable number given when it was shown (especially considering it’s still a week+ out from the fight). We’ll wait to see the marketing push […]

UFC Undisputed 2010 Roster Revealed

April 30, 2010 by Kelsey Philpott 3 Comments

Yesterday, THQ has announced the full fight roster for UFC Undisputed 2010 in conjunction with the early access release of the demo version of the game. The demo features four playable fighters (Machida, Rua, Evans, and Jackson) in the exhibition and offline tournament modes.

MMA in New York Still Possible for 2010

April 28, 2010 by Kelsey Philpott Leave a Comment

R.M. Schneiderman of Wall Street Journal reports that MMA in New York is still a possibility for 2010, but there are still a few hurdles for both the sport and its ride on the New York State Budget Proposal announced at the beginning of April. Another, perhaps more ardent group of observers are asking a […]

PPV Market Cluttered, Difficult to Schedule Another WEC PPV

April 28, 2010 by Kelsey Philpott 12 Comments

John Morgan of MMAJunkie reports that while its likely the WEC will hold another PPV at some point, there remains some uncertainty as to whether it will happen in 2010 or beyond. As for the future of pay-per-view and the WEC, White said there was much to consider. “We’ve got to take time and […]