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 […]
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Showtime-Strikeforce close to new deal
MMA Junkie reports that the Strikeforce-Showtime relationship may continue as Dana White stated to the web site that a deal for Strikeforce to continue on Showtime is imminent. “Showtime lives,” White stated to MMA Junkie. Scott Coker appeared on Inside MMA on Monday to talk Strikeforce: Coker didn’t reveal too much about the future of […]
Fertitta and White listed in SBJ’s 50 most influential
The latest edition of the Sports Business Journal lists Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White in its annual “50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” It is the first time that either Fertitta or White have been listed. UPDATE: Fertitta and White were listed at #41. Other notable individuals on the list include Fox Sports Media […]
Torres tweet causes dismissal
MMA Junkie reported late last week that Miguel Torres was fired due to a tweet he sent out in reference to rape. White announced Torres release due to his tweet regarding rape. Torres stated that the tweet, which was erased and then revised to omit the offending language, was a gag in the FX show […]