MMA Junkie has obtained the payouts from UFC Fight Night 81 a couple weeks ago in Boston. Travis Browne, Dominick Cruz and Eddie Alvarez led the roster payroll which totaled $1,189,000. Notably, Alvarez had the highest show money of all the athletes for the event. The rest of the payroll via MMA Junkie: Dominick Cruz: […]
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Can Fair Use be a defense to use UFC content?
MMA Junkie wrote a very nice piece on Wednesday on the UFC’s crackdown on copyright content. We take a brief look at one of the legal theories that may be a defense to copyright infringement: Fair Use. The article advises about the UFC’s aggressive protection of its marks. Like many copyright owners, it searches online including […]
Rousey trainer banned, fined by CSAC
Ronda Rousey’s trainer, Edmond Tarverdyan, has been suspended three months and fined $5,000 for falsifying his application as a licensed cornerman. The California State Athletic Commission issued the ruling on Tuesday. Tarverdyan, who also is dealing with a bankruptcy case, pled no contest to two felony counts of identity theft and one count of resisting […]
UFC on Fox 18 Prelims draw 702,000 viewers
UFC on Fox 18 Prelims drew 702,000 viewers on FS1 on Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event on Fox Sports 2 which preceded the Fox event improved over the 693,000 viewers on UFC on Fox 17 this past December. The showcase fight of the 3-hour prelim event saw Tarec Saffiedine defeat Jake […]
Bellator signs Bendo
Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson has signed with Bellator MMA. Henderson made the announcement on his web site on Monday. Henderson’s last fight with the UFC was in November in South Korea. Perhaps a sign that he would not return, after his win Henderson casually took off his UFC gloves in the Octagon. Henderson thanked […]