MMA Fighting reported last week, Dana White reinstated Miguel Torres after he was let go 20 days prior for an inappropriate tweet. Torres had sent a quote from FX television show, “Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” which caught the ire of White. Via MMA Fighting: A soft-spoken Torres said he visited five different rape crisis […]
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Punk seconds Sonnen at UFC on Fox 2
MMA Fighting reportsWWE wrestler CM Punk will accompany Chael Sonnen to the Octagon at UFC on Fox 2. Punk, a Chicago native and MMA fan, appeared on an episode of the MMA Hour last year talking about his admiration of mixed martial arts. Payout Perspective: Is the Punk appearance good for the UFC? Does Punk’s […]
UFC 141 Prelims: 1.8 million viewers
MMA Weekly reports that the UFC 141 Prelims garnered an average of 1.8 million viewers in its last live showing on Spike TV. Overall, the UFC Prelims averaged 1.41 million viewers on Spike TV. UFC 141 was the highest rated prelim show on Spike TV since UFC 126 when it received 2.0 million viewers. Payout […]
Overeem paid in full for UFC 141
MMA Junkie reports that Alistair Overeem’s fight purse for his win at UFC 141 was paid to Overeem although initial reports had Golden Glory’s lawyers obtaining an order to garnish his wages. The problem was that a bond required to execute the garnishment order was not deposited. Thus, the order to withhold a portion of […]
UFC for XBox Live a dud in debut
Kotaku reports on the UFC on XBox Live debacle that occurred this Friday for UFC 141. There were difficulties with the system and viewers were instructed by XBox to find alternatives to watching the PPV. Bitmob has an account of the problem: Due to technical issues with the 30,000 promotional freebies Microsoft had sent out, […]