Welcome to a special look at Wrestlemania XXX which took place at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ultimate Warrior passes away Perhaps the news of the death of Jim Hellwig (aka The Ultimate Warrior) has overshadowed the post-Wrestlemania news. Hellwig was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, made an appearance at Wrestlemania, signed […]
UFC
Diaz brothers dissatisfied with pay
Pacquiao seeks return to PPV prominence Saturday
This Saturday Manny Pacquiao returns to fight Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas in a rematch of their June 2012 bout which ended in controversy. Yahoo! Sports reports on Pacquiao solidifying himself among the top boxing PPV draws of all-time. According to an article by Steve Kim on Sports on Earth, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum […]
UFC makes $15K/$15K offer to Holm per fighter’s coach
MMA Junkie reports that women’s MMA fighter Holly Holm turned down the UFC offer to fight for the company revealing she may have a more lucrative offer if she accepted a boxing match this September. Holm’s coach Mike Winkeljohn stated that the UFC offered Holm $15,000 to show and $15,000 to win (via MMA Fighting) […]
Bellator 115 salaries: Kongo tops payroll
The MMA Report reports the salaries from Friday night’s Bellator event taking place at the Reno Events Center in Nevada. Former UFC Heavyweight Cheick Kongo topped the payroll despite losing a unanimous decision. The salaries disclosed were provided by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Vitaly Minakov: $35,000 (includes $17,500 win bonus) Cheick Kongo: $50,000 Herman […]