Welcome to a special mini-edition of the Payout where we are looking at Saturday night’s UFC card billed, “Fight for the Troops” from Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas. Fighting for a Cause Saturday night’s Fight for the Troops UFC event was entertaining, but unlike every other one of its cards, the UFC focused its efforts […]
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GSP v. Silva superfight in 2011?
MMA Junkie reports that a potential superfight between Georges St. Pierre v. Anderson Silva could happen in 2011 if both win their next fights. Via MMA Junkie: UFC president Dana White said if the UFC’s current welterweight and middleweight championships prove successful in their next title defense, they could meet in a rare champion-vs.-champion fight later this […]
UFC sues Justin.tv for piracy
Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the UFC has sued Justin.tv for repeated illegal uploading of UFC PPV events on its web site. The UFC sent out a press release Friday afternoon notifying all of its lawsuit filed in the United States District Court of Nevada. From the UFC press release: The Justin.tv website enables anyone […]
GSP splits with agent Shari Spencer
Georges St. Pierre has split with his agent since 2007, Shari Spencer. A press release Thursday provided the news of the change in management and described the split as amicable. According to the press release, “They (GSP-Spencer) felt they had a different vision for the future of Georges’ career and it was best to remain close […]
Should the UFC Book Events Around NYE?
After disappointing UFC 125 attendance, gate, and estimated PPV numbers were released, fans were left asking if it’s worth the UFC’s effort to keep hosting shows on NYE weekend, as they have done for the past two years. In order to analyze and compare both NYE events from the last two years, we will first […]