After his win this past Saturday, Jon Jones visited the ESPN campus to do some interviews. In addition, he shot this “informal” video to promote himself in a poll against the WWE’s Dwayne Johnson.ESPN SportsNation conducted the poll for its second annual “The Awesomest Dude of 2011.” (H/t: MMA Mania) Payout Perspective: Its nice […]
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UFC 140: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we look at the UFC’s return to Toronto as the UFC made a stop at the Air Canada Center as Jon Jones defended his title against Lyoto Machida. Jones chokes out Machida Despite losing the first round, Jon Jones showed resolve to come back and defeat […]
Strikeforce & Showtime Reach New TV Deal For 2012
It has been speculated for months, but it was finally made official today. Strikeforce and Showtime have reached an agreement to televise live MMA for 2012, starting with the January 7th event headlined by Keith Jardine vs Luke Rockhold, which will air during a free preview weekend for the premium cable TV network. Showtime Networks […]
Belfort-Silva set to coach TUF: Brazil
MMA Weekly reports that Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva have been picked as the coaches for The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. It will be the first international version of the series. Via MMA Weekly: The format for the show will run similar to the early seasons of TUF in the United States, with the fighters living […]
UFC 140 Prelims on ION: 808,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that the UFC Prelims on ION Television scored an average of 808,000 viewers. The two hour show was the third time the UFC’s prelims aired on ION. The ratings rank second lowest in the history of the company’s airing of its prelim bouts prior to its PPV offering. The UFC 140 Prelims […]