MMA Junkie reports UFC Flyweight Ray Borg has been sued by his former management agency in New Mexico for fraud, breach of contract, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing among other causes of action. Borg recently pulled out of a fight due to health issues with his newborn son. Prior to that, […]
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The Ratings Buffet for the week ending August 11th
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending August 11th was highlighted by Saturday night’s UFC and Top Rank Boxing which went head to head. Friday ESPN: Golden Boy Boxing 9:00-11:09pm ET 415,000 viewers, 0.13 A18-49 Saturday FS1: UFC 214 Pre-Fight Show: 7:26-8:00pm ET 208,000 viewers, 0.07 A18-49 FS1: UFC Fight Night Prelims 8:00-10:00pm ET 633,000 […]
Commission to hear Lesnar, Jones and Diaz discipline cases
It appears that settlements have been brokered on behalf of 3 UFC fighters and the Nevada Athletic Commission. MMA Fighting reports that the NAC announced Nate Diaz, Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar are scheduled to appear for hearing on their “proposed adjudication agreements” at the December 15th commission meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jones settled […]
Watch the Congressional subcommittee hearing on MMA Thursday
A congressional hearing on Mixed Martial Arts will take place on Thursday, December 8th at 10:30am. They are running late but you can view it here. Four witnesses have been invited to testify today including Randy Couture and the UFC’s Jeff Novitsky. Novitsky’s testimony is available here. Notably, Couture was the only witness not to […]
Congressional hearing on Ali Act Expansion set for December 8th
The Congressional subcommittee on energy and commerce will have a hearing this Tuesday on the Expansion of the Muhammad Ali Act. According to the notice, the hearing is entitled, “Mixed Martial Arts: Issues and Perspectives.” No witnesses have been announced and are by invitation only. A webcast will be available for public viewing. Republican Oklahoma […]