Full Tilt Poker Fiasco Makes UFC Brass Guilty By Association
By: Rich Bergeron The raids and government shutdowns and seizures of FullTiltPoker.com, PokerStars.com, and AbsolutePoker.com on April 15 of this year changed more than just the poker landscape in the United States. The FBI named the sites and their principal owners and operators in indictments for bank fraud, illegal gambling, and money laundering. And they […]
The Ultimate Fighter Returns – 2 Hour Season Premiere Tonight
Bisping and Miller Lead A New Class Of UFC Hopefuls – TUF Premieres Tonight 32 fighters compete for one UFC contract – bantamweights and featherweights collide – 2-hour season premiere tonight at 9pm on SPIKE (Rogers Sportsnet in Canada) Tickets On Sale This Week For STRIKEFORCE In Vegas Friday, November 18 live at the […]
MMA XPLOSION TEAM QUALIFIER POST-FIGHT REPORT
By: Rich Bergeron ================= EDITOR’S NOTE: Special Thanks to Marcel Emerson of THE EDGE. Marcel hooked me up with a sample of Boost Oxygen, and it really does work! To watch a quick video about the benefit of using oxygen, CLICK HERE. A healthy crowd packed into “The Joint” at the Hard Rock Hotel & […]
FOX Network Deal Flips The Script on Dana White, MMA, and The UFC
By: Rich Bergeron The new UFC Fox Network deal is ready to take effect in November, and the sport of MMA is bound to get a popularity boost out of the extra exposure. Rolling out the welcome mat for their new partner, Fox News Channel featured Dana White on the morning show “Fox and Friends” […]
Wrestling Links (9-11-11)
Hulk Hogan Helps Micro-Wrestlers Hit The Big Time With New TV Show Huffington Post Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan is expecting big things from his latest project: A reality show where he mentors a troupe of “micro-wrestlers,” none of whom is taller than four feet. The show, “Hulk Hogan’s Micro Championship Wrestling,” debuts Sept. … See all stories on this […]
KARIM “HARD HITTA” MAYFIELD TO FIGHT FOR VACANT NABO JR. WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
Press Release For Immediate Release San Francisco California, September 8, 2011 – San Francisco’s undefeated Jr. Welterweight slugger, Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield (14-0-1, 9 KO’s) has officially signed a contract to fight Patrick Lopez (20-4, 12 KO’s) who hails from Cojedes, Venezuela. The ten round bout, promoted by Prize Fight and Mo Betta Entertainment, takes place at “Fitzgerald’s Casino and Hotel” […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-1-11)
MMA: The Lamest Event Names in Each Major American Promotion’s History Bleacher Report Before the MMA was “with it” in terms of marketing, each promotion gave their shows a slew of hilariously bad names. Unfortunately, this trend was the worst in the United States and it lasted for over a decade. For some reason, it took the […]
Public Enemy #1: Zuffa and Dana White Can’t Paint Agent Ken Pavia Into a Corner (EXCLUSIVE)
There was a time not so long ago when Mixed Martial Arts Agent Ken Pavia was considered a true golden boy in his field. A gentlemen among thieves and vultures, he built the kind of personal relationships with his clients no other agent entrenched in the sport could claim to covet. Foregoing contract negotiations […]
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