Chris Parry of The Vancouver Sun is reporting that the Vancouver City Council will address the issue of MMA Regulation with a “yea or nay” vote this Thursday: Vancouver City Council will finally put the issue of mixed martial arts regulation to a yea or nay vote Thursday, when city staff table a report on […]
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Spike TV to Telecast 10 Live “UFC Prelim” Shows in 2010
After three well-rated telecasts in 2009, Spike TV has announced it will telecast 10 live “UFC Prelim” to precede some of the UFC’S biggest pay-per-view fight cards. The first two scheduled events will be on Saturday, January 2 at 9:00pm and Saturday, February 6 at 9:00pm. The remaining eight shows will be announced at a […]
EA vs. THQ Might Battle for UFC License
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer talks about the impending battle for MMA video game supremacy between EA Sports and THQ: EA MMA is still sticking to its guns of no women in the game even though Gina Carano would probably be the most marketable person they would have if they signed her. The problem is […]
SBJ: Versus Renewal Includes 2 UFC Events
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal is reporting that Zuffa’s renewal agreement with sports television network, Versus, not only includes seven WEC events but two UFC events. The UFC is coming to Versus as part of a two-year renewal that the Comcast-owned network signed with the mixed martial arts association’s parent, Zuffa. Versus […]
UFC 107: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we’ll be taking a look at the business side of UFC 107 which was held this past Saturday, December 12th from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The event featured a lightweight championship bout between BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez as well as appearances from Frank Mir, […]