Strikeforce and Showtime announced today during an open workout for Fedor Emelianenko that his next opponent will indeed be Brett Rogers (10-0). While no date has been set, most are speculating that the fight will likely take place in November. Payout Perspective: Just a short note here, the addition of Fedor vs. Rogers to a possible November […]
Strikeforce
Critics of Women’s MMA Humbled, Unanswered Questions Remain
Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer has indicated that last week’s Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg event was exceptionally popular: garnering the most searched items on Yahoo! and Google, breaking Showtime ratings records, and breaking Yahoo! Sports MMA hits records. Note: Wrestling Observer content requires a low, monthly based subscription fee to access the content in its entirety – it’s a […]
Weekend TV Ratings Wrap-Up (Spike, Showtime)
Spike Wins Head-to-Head with Showtime Spike TV has claimed a clean sweep over MMA programming rival, Showtime, in last Saturday’s head-to-head battle, which pitted its UFC 100 replay against Showtime’s live Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg fight card. Spike’s UFC 100 replay drew an average of 2 million viewers and 513,000 in the key 18-34 demographic, while Strikeforce on Showtime drew an average […]
Carano vs. Cyborg: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective as today we cover Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. The event itself was something of an experience that Strikeforce President Scott Coker will be happy to forget. The fight card was plagued with a series of injuries and testing mishaps that forced the cancellation of two additional title fights and […]
Randy Couture Signs with EA MMA
EA Sports called a press conference this afternoon to announce that MMA legend and UFC Hall of Famer, Randy Couture, will help to co-headline EA’s MMA video game that’s set for a release sometime next summer. Here’s the EA MMA website release: Randy Couture, one of the most popular fighters in MMA history, will co-headline […]