Jon Jones on “The View”: 5 Hit TV Shows That NEED an MMA Guest Star

As the sport of MMA continues to grow in popularity, more and more fighters are making the jump to that most hallowed of mediums: mainstream television. Remember Chuck Liddell’s appearance on “Entourage” or more recently “Dancin…

As the sport of MMA continues to grow in popularity, more and more fighters are making the jump to that most hallowed of mediums: mainstream television. Remember Chuck Liddell’s appearance on “Entourage” or more recently “Dancing With The Stars?” People rolled their eyes at both of these appearances, but they helped raise MMA’s profile with […]

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Jon Jones on “The View”: 5 Hit TV Shows That NEED an MMA Guest Star

UFC 128 Wrap Up: Pay Per View Estimate, Live Gate & Attendance Numbers

The postmortem is almost complete on UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones, which took place on March 19th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.   Live Gate and Attendance: The much anticipated fight card drew 12,619 fans for a live gate of $2.14 mi…

The postmortem is almost complete on UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones, which took place on March 19th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.   Live Gate and Attendance: The much anticipated fight card drew 12,619 fans for a live gate of $2.14 million.   Bonuses: The $70,000 fight night bonuses were paid out […]

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UFC 128 Wrap Up: Pay Per View Estimate, Live Gate & Attendance Numbers

UFC Buys Strikeforce: Taking the Long View on the Purchase

Early on the afternoon of March 12, MMAFighting.com reporter Ariel Helwani broke the news that Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC, had purchased rival MMA promotion Strikeforce. UFC president Dana White spoke to Helwani about the purchase, repeat…

Early on the afternoon of March 12, MMAFighting.com reporter Ariel Helwani broke the news that Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC, had purchased rival MMA promotion Strikeforce. UFC president Dana White spoke to Helwani about the purchase, repeatedly stressing the fact that the UFC and Strikeforce would continue to operate as separate entities. […]

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UFC Buys Strikeforce: Taking the Long View on the Purchase

UFC Title Shots: Do Pay Per View Sales Have Too Much Influence?

There is no doubt that since the early days of the UFC, significant progress has been made in transforming public opinion of the organisation. The popular opinion used to be that mixed martial arts was nothing more than a spectacle for the bloodthirsty…

There is no doubt that since the early days of the UFC, significant progress has been made in transforming public opinion of the organisation. The popular opinion used to be that mixed martial arts was nothing more than a spectacle for the bloodthirsty masses, whilst it is now rightly respected as a legitimate sport around […]

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UFC Title Shots: Do Pay Per View Sales Have Too Much Influence?

UFC 120: My View From the O2 Arena in London

Following a Friday visit to Earls Court, for the first ever UFC Fan Expo in the United Kingdom, I, alongside thousands of other MMA fans, made my way to the O2 Arena in London.
Arriving around an hour before the first bout, we spent the majority of tha…

Following a Friday visit to Earls Court, for the first ever UFC Fan Expo in the United Kingdom, I, alongside thousands of other MMA fans, made my way to the O2 Arena in London.
Arriving around an hour before the first bout, we spent the majority of that time forcing our way through the queues to […]

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UFC 120: My View From the O2 Arena in London