The UFC is taking advantage of UFC 128 by doing a lot of hype for the event in NYC. Here are several examples: Chuck Liddell joining NYC firefighters to march in the St. Patrick Day’s Parade. Liddell even dyed his beard green for the event. (H/t Cagewriter) Brandon Vera and Dominick Cruz talking to school […]
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Jon Jones featured in WSJ, on Spike TV
The UFC is getting ready for the reign of Jon Jones as Light Heavyweight Champ. The Wall Street Journal ran a feature on Jones in lieu of his title fight against Mauricio Rua. In addition, Jones will have his own pre-event preview show, “Jon Jones: In the Moment.” From the WSJ article entitled, “Has UFC […]
Bellator prematurely reveals results of Saturday’s fights
Fight Opinion’s Zach Arnold reports that the Bellator public relations staff sent word of the results of Bellator’s fights Saturday night prior to its airing on the West Coast. It was the organization’s season premiere and its debut on MTV2. Via Fight Opinion: Both the Bellator & Strikeforce telecasts aired on tape delay for the […]
Strikeforce delays Heavyweight Grand Prix until June
Strikeforce confirmed rumors that the much hyped Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament has been delayed until June 18th. The April 9th Strikeforce show will now feature Nick Diaz v. Paul Dailey according to MMA Junkie. Grumblings about the delay grew as Strikeforce had not announced a site for the April 9th event. Scott Coker was deflected […]
Bellator CEO Rebney featured on WSJ.com
Last week Bellator CEO, Bjorn Rebney was featured in an interview on WSJ.com about building the Bellator brand. He talked about the substantial growth of MMA and the past and future of Bellator. Via WSJ.com Bellator will make its debut on MTV2 this Saturday night, March 5th at 9PM ET. Via Bellator press release: Bellator […]