The Province of British Columbia recently passed Bill 50 which would establish a provincial athletic commissioner that would presumably make it easier for the sport of MMA to return to the province. Vancouver Attorney Jonathan Tweedale spoke to Showdown Joe Ferraro on Sportsnet 590 The Fan about Bill 50. More info on the interview here […]
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Promise Ring stops crime
UFC fighter Nick Ring is being considered a hometown hero after thwarting a mugging of a couple by 10 youths in his native Calgary. Ring chased down the youths as the authorities were able to arrest most of the assailants. The good deed occurred Wednesday night after Ring went to a yoga class. According to […]
Injury causes new main event at UFC on Fox 4
The injury bug continues in the UFC as Brian Stann is out with an injury for UFC on Fox 4. Replacing Stann and UFC newcomer Hector Lombard is Mauricio “Shogun” Rua versus Brandon Vera. In addition, Pablo Garza pulled out of his fight with Josh Grispi and Yani Yahya is replacing Garza. On an unrelated […]
Report: Top 50 Ad Spenders in Sport include UFC sponsors
Sports Business Journal reports the biggest ad spenders in sports for last year as compiled by Nielsen Research. The UFC has four companies in the top 50 and only one (Anheuser Busch at number 2) is an official sponsor of the UFC. Direct TV(12), Best Buy (43) and Miller Coors (7) appear in the top […]
TUF Live Finale on FX: 1M, Fuel: 165K
MMA Junkie reports the ratings for TUF Live Finale on FX and Fuel. The main card received 1 million viewers while the prelims on Fuel scored 165,000 viewers. The ratings for the prelims on Fuel TV were an all-time high as it produced the most-watched Friday prime time in FUEL TV history. The prelims garnered […]