SI.com is reporting that the Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez Top Rank PPV event that took place on June 7th only drew between 300-315K PPV buys which is well under the expected 500K anticipated. After putting Martinez down three times in the first round, Cotto scored a 10th round KO of Martinez. It was a much anticipated […]
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UFC Fighters up for ESPYs
MMA Junkie reports that three UFC fighters have been nominated for ESPY awards. Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones and Chris Weidman are all up for awards for ESPN’s award show. s Rousey is up for “Best Female Athlete” and “Best Fighter.” `Jones is competing with Rousey in the “Best Fighter” category. Weidman is up for the […]
NY Senator vows to continue support of MMA bill
As most expected, including the UFC, the New York State Assembly failed to vote on a bill to legalize professional Mixed Martial Arts in the state. Despite another year without any movement, the bill’s sponsor intends to continue on next year. The lead sponsor to the MMA bill set to legalize professional MMA in the […]
Showtime scores Wheaties opportunity
Despite being sidelined with an injury, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will be a part of Team Wheaties. The announcement came through the cereal company. Via Wheaties twitter: Please welcome @ufc® Lightweight Champion @Showtimepettis to #TeamWheaties. pic.twitter.com/ZHhk6FNspR — Wheaties (@wheaties) June 24, 2014 On his Instagram account, it appeared as though Pettis was shooting a commercial for […]
Condit tattoo missing from UFC video game
Earlier this week, EA Sports released the latest UFC video game which includes many of your favorite UFC fighters including Carlos Condit. However, gamers may notice that Condit will not have the lion tattoo that is on the side of his body for legal reasons. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the tattoo was removed […]