MMA Mania reports that the UFC has established a web site to address the Culinary Union’s consistent attacks against the organization. “The Truth About Culinary 226” aims to expose the Union’s issues on this web site owned and operated by Zuffa. The web site reveals public waste allegedly caused by 226 and attempts to address the history […]
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The UFC Video Game Chronicles (Part 1) – Enter the Digital Era
The Ultimate Fighting Championship video game franchise made its debut towards the end of what many of its fans now refer to as the “Dark Ages” for Mixed Martial Arts. The successful venture occurred just a few months before current owners, Zuffa LLC, purchased the MMA promotion from the near bankrupt Semaphore Entertainment Group. […]
The continued fight for MMA in NY
The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) is running an in depth perspective on combat sports this week and one of the articles asks whether this will be the year New York finally sanctions MMA. The article points to several inferences that could position the bill to legalize MMA for a vote in Albany this year. […]
Bellator files Reply Brief in Motion to Dismiss Alvarez’s claims
Bellator has filed its Reply Brief in support of its Motion to Dismiss Eddie Alvarez’s counterclaims. Bellator’s motion should be decided sometime this month. Bellator’s counsel has requested an oral argument although its not known at this point whether the Court will grant this request. The Reply Brief attacks Alvarez’s position in bringing its two […]
Bellator files Motion to Dismiss in Alvarez Case; Alvarez responds
Bellator has filed a Motion to Dismiss Eddie Alvarez’s Counterclaims against the organization. The motion will be decided by the Judge without oral argument sometime this month. As you may recall, the parties had agreed to a couple delays in filing Bellator’s answer in hopes of a possible settlement. Instead, Bellator filed a Motion to […]