Cagewriter reports that Cris “Cyborg” Justino is threatening to sue Ronda Rousey for statements she made regarding Cyborg allegedly taking steroids. The threat of litigation stems from interviews in which Rousey indicates Cyborg takes (or has taken in the past) steroids. Justino claimed in a tweet that her lawyer would call and included the twitter […]
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UFC 190: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 190 taking place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Rousey ends Corriea in 34 seconds Ronda Rousey showed her dominance once again by knocking out Bethe Corriea in just 34 seconds. It was not the most technical of […]
Should the UFC suspend the Diaz brothers or Khabib?
Ronda Rousey was the big story in the UFC last night with her 34 second victory at UFC 190. However, the second biggest story in MMA on Saturday night may be a scuffle caught on video between the Diaz brothers and Khabib Nurmogomedov at a WSOF event in Vegas. The raw footage (via MMA Interviews) […]
UFC 190 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses for UFC 190. Ronda Rousey led the bonus winners for her 34 second performance. Rousey, Demian Maia, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueria all earned the $50,000 bonuses. Maia submitted Neil Magny in the last fight of the UFC Prelims. Rua and Nogueria earned Fight of the […]
Can Rousey carry another UFC PPV?
How will UFC 190 fare Saturday? It’s the second straight event where Ronda Rousey is the selling point for the PPV. The last time out, Rousey and Cat Zingano drew approximately 590,000 PPV buys at UFC 184 in February. It was a success considering the undercard was not very strong. We predicted 184 to draw […]