MMA Junkie reports on a special announcement occurring this morning involving the UFC and Reebok. The announcement will reveal the UFC’s long awaited, anticipated uniform deal. MMA Payout will have more details after the press conference. The live stream for the conference is at MMA Junkie. It is expected that Ronda Rousey will be […]
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Silva seeks court review of NSAC suspension
MMA Junkie reports that Wanderlei Silva will appeal the Nevada State’s Athletic Commission’s lifetime ban. Silva’s lawyer filed a petition for judicial review in Clark County, Nevada on Monday. The process for appeal of an administrative hearing ruling such as the NSAC’s, is usually through filing for judicial review in superior court. Goodman’s lawyer believes […]
TUF 20 Episode 10: 534,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that last week’s episode of TUF 20 on FS1 drew 534,000 viewers which is a 4% increase over the season average. The episode featured Jessica Penne defeating Aisling Daly in the fight of the show. It also was the annual Harley Davidson visit and also featured a […]
Hendricks partners with Zak Products
UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks has signed a sponsorship deal with Zak Products. The company is in the automotive performance chemicals business and is an official NASCAR sponsor and it will be its first time sponsoring a UFC fighter. In addition to the in-Octagon sponsorship, there are potential plans for Hendricks to do cross-promotion at […]
Report indicates stadium event in the works for Melbourne November 2015
MMA Fighting has picked up on a report in The Daily Telegraph of Australia which reports that the UFC is planning a big stadium show at Etihad Stadium. The stadium holds more than 50,000 people and rumors are beginning that Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor are potential fighters on the card. Although nothing […]