Strikeforce’s most recent “Challengers Series” card, headlined by a
135-pound title fight between new champ Sarah Kaufman and challenger
Takayo Hashi, drew 2,318 attendees to the San Jose Civic Center in San
Jose, Calif., for a live gate of $86,440.
MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received
the official figures for the Feb. 26 event from the California State
Athletic Commission.
The report did not state how many, if any, of the tickets were issued complimentary.
Strikeforce’s most recent “Challengers Series” card, headlined by a
135-pound title fight between new champ Sarah Kaufman and challenger
Takayo Hashi, drew 2,318 attendees to the San Jose Civic Center in San
Jose, Calif., for a live gate of $86,440.
MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received
the official figures for the Feb. 26 event from the California State
Athletic Commission.
The report did not state how many, if any, of the tickets were issued complimentary.
The professional boxer’s name has quickly become the only
two-word phrase guaranteed to start an argument with fellow members of
the MMA community, and the heavyweight champ was a major topic in this
week’s edition of The Sunday Junkie, MMAjunkie.com’s weekly
reader-feedback feature.
While opinions were all over the board, this week’s winner,
“dabigmunky,” believes Toney’s signing may represent a landmark moment
in MMA history.
James Toney.
The professional boxer’s name has quickly become the only
two-word phrase guaranteed to start an argument with fellow members of
the MMA community, and the heavyweight champ was a major topic in this
week’s edition of The Sunday Junkie, MMAjunkie.com’s weekly
reader-feedback feature.
While opinions were all over the board, this week’s winner,
“dabigmunky,” believes Toney’s signing may represent a landmark moment
in MMA history.
While the upper echelon of mixed martial artists can score big financially with cuts of UFC pay-per-view revenues and lucrative sponsorships, most fighters toil in relative obscurity and face a myriad of uphill battles
In our most recent MMAjunkie.com/”Inside MMA” poll, we asked our readers to determine, “What is the biggest problem facing top level MMA fighters today?”
Do you want to be a [expletive] fighter?
While the upper echelon of mixed martial artists can score big financially with cuts of UFC pay-per-view revenues and lucrative sponsorships, most fighters toil in relative obscurity and face a myriad of uphill battles
In our most recent MMAjunkie.com/”Inside MMA” poll, we asked our readers to determine, “What is the biggest problem facing top level MMA fighters today?”
Featherweight Javier Vazquez (14-4 MMA, 1-2 WEC) desperately wanted a win in the WEC.
After a heartbreaking run of back-to-back split-decision losses to open
his WEC career, the 32-year-old “Showtime” needed a victory to keep his
spot in the organization.
Vazquez did exactly that with a first-round submission win over MMA
legend Jens Pulver, but the moment proved anything but gratifying.
Featherweight Javier Vazquez (14-4 MMA, 1-2 WEC) desperately wanted a win in the WEC.
After a heartbreaking run of back-to-back split-decision losses to open
his WEC career, the 32-year-old “Showtime” needed a victory to keep his
spot in the organization.
Vazquez did exactly that with a first-round submission win over MMA
legend Jens Pulver, but the moment proved anything but gratifying.
With a series of new broadcast partners in place for its forthcoming
season-two tournament, Bellator Fighting Championships is making a
change to the broadcast booth.
MMAjunkie.com has learned from Bellator officials
that veteran broadcaster Sean Wheelock will serve as the promotion’s
play-by-play announcer for the English-language broadcast of the new
season.
MMA veteran and “Human Weapon” star Jason Chambers and ESPN.com’s “MMA
Live” host Jon Anik handled the broadcast duties for Bellator’s first
season.
With a series of new broadcast partners in place for its forthcoming
season-two tournament, Bellator Fighting Championships is making a
change to the broadcast booth.
MMAjunkie.com has learned from Bellator officials
that veteran broadcaster Sean Wheelock will serve as the promotion’s
play-by-play announcer for the English-language broadcast of the new
season.
MMA veteran and “Human Weapon” star Jason Chambers and ESPN.com’s “MMA
Live” host Jon Anik handled the broadcast duties for Bellator’s first
season.
With an entertaining WEC 47 card in the books, the world’s top
promotion for lighter-weight fighters now turns its attention to its
first appearance on pay-per-view.
And while the top three bouts of “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” were
announced in early February, the WEC on Saturday officially announced
the night’s full main card with the addition of a pair of fights
previously reported by MMAjunkie.com.
Anthony Njokuani (12-2 MMA, 3-1 WEC) vs. Shane Roller (7-2 MMA, 4-1
WEC) and Antonio Banuelos (17-5 MMA, 8-4 WEC) vs. Damacio Page (15-4
MMA, 3-1 WEC) will round out the five-bout main card for the April 24
event.
With an entertaining WEC 47 card in the books, the world’s top
promotion for lighter-weight fighters now turns its attention to its
first appearance on pay-per-view.
And while the top three bouts of “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” were
announced in early February, the WEC on Saturday officially announced
the night’s full main card with the addition of a pair of fights
previously reported by MMAjunkie.com.
Anthony Njokuani (12-2 MMA, 3-1 WEC) vs. Shane Roller (7-2 MMA, 4-1
WEC) and Antonio Banuelos (17-5 MMA, 8-4 WEC) vs. Damacio Page (15-4
MMA, 3-1 WEC) will round out the five-bout main card for the April 24
event.