I had the opportunity to speak with John Nash and Paul Gift at Bloody Elbow to discuss the Nick Diaz situation, an update on the UFC antitrust lawsuit and the Wanderlei Silva lawsuit.
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UFC survives Silva’s motion to dismiss in defamation case
A Nevada court granted in part and denied in part a Motion to Dismiss brought by Wanderlei Silva against the UFC. The lawsuit was brought by the UFC suing Silva for Defamation and Business Disparagement. The case will go forward. The hearing was moved up from its original hearing date of November 3rd. Attorneys from […]
Cosmopolitan features Rousey’s diet
Cosmopolitan featured Ronda Rousey and her eating habits in a recent post about the UFC fighter. The write-up is another good placement for making in-roads into the female demographic. The online article includes a video interview with Rousey as she describes her diet. Recently, Rousey has appeared on two mainstream programs with demos that target […]
Nick Diaz petition surpasses 100K goal
The petition to lift the Nevada State Athletic Commission ban on Nick Diaz reached its requisite 100,000 signatures prior to its October 16, 2015 deadline. The White House will now review it and may issue a response. The petition needed a last minute push as it was short 18,000 signatures as of October 13th. Articles […]
The UFC and NFL took down Deadspin twitter account Monday
The UFC and NFL filed take down notices for copyright infringement against the twitter accounts for the sports web site Deadspin and the Vox Media-owned SB Nation Gif account per CNN Money. As of Tuesday morning, the Deadspin account had returned to twitter but the SB Nation Gif account remains suspended. THIRD UPDATE: The UFC […]