Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has signed an individual sponsorship deal with Reebok. The announcement was sent out via Reebok’s twitter feed. We’re very excited to announce @JacareMMA joining #TeamReebok! https://t.co/CBy6vl1BdK — Reebok (@Reebok) July 30, 2015 The middleweight contender’s last fight was in April when he easily submitted Chris Camozzi. He could be in line for […]
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Zuffa denied motion to stay discovery in antitrust lawsuit
A Nevada judge has denied Zuffa’s motion to stay discovery in the antitrust lawsuit filed by former fighters. In addition, it appears that the court will want the parties to come up with a plan to allow the plaintiffs some of its discovery requests. A Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit brought by Zuffa has yet […]
W Silva sued by UFC for claiming it fixes fights
Zuffa has sued Wanderlei Silva in the District Court of Clark County Nevada. The lawsuit alleges Silva wrote on his Facebook that the UFC fixes fights. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by Campbell and Williams, the law firm representing Zuffa in this matter. A section of the complaint describes Silva’s “Campaign of Harassment Against […]
UFC on Fox 16 draws 2.8M viewers per Live+SD ratings
UFC on Fox 16 drew an official live + SD rating of 2.8 million viewers factoring in the complete event which aired from 8-10:30PM ET. In addition, the prelims which preceded the main card on Fox drew 1.3M viewers. The ratings were released via Fox Sports press release. The numbers show a bump based on […]
Eric Winter named UFC Fight Pass exec
The UFC announced that former Yahoo and Rivals.com executive Eric Winter has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of UFC Fight Pass. Winter will oversee and manage the global expansion of UFC Fight Pass according to a UFC press release. In addition, Winter will oversee exclusive content for the over the top platform. […]