Josh Barnett Will Not Accept a Pay Cut
Dave Meltzer reported that Tom Attencio will allegedly ask fighters to take a 50% pay cut to work the Las Vegas show in October. Zach…
Michael Rome Archives: 07/2008
Tito Ortiz’s Options
Recent reports that Tito Ortiz has come to terms with Affliction appear to be premature. He was in Stockton for Elite XC, and I highly…
EliteXC’s Fight Promotion Follies
One of the most amazing things about the EliteXC show was the utter failure to promote for the future. They fell into Cyborg/Carano because of…
Promoting Brock Lesnar at UFC 87
In order to promote UFC 81, the UFC advertised in a very non-traditional manner. They partnered with TNA and WWE to promote the fact that…
Pay-Per-View Dilemma for EliteXC
Following last night’s TV rating, EliteXC is in a position where they need to do a good rating in October to continue on CBS. At…
UPDATED: EliteXC Pulls Mediocre Numbers, Down 40% from CBS Debut
I really loved last night’s show live, and so did almost everyone else. Unforunately, it looks like nobody saw it: That airing back on May 31,…
EliteXC “Unfinished Business” LIVE Results and Updates
I am at my seat in Stockton, California, and I’m ready to bring everyone live results of this show. Feel free to join in in…
Will BJ Penn vs. Georges St. Pierre Be a Title Fight?
Dana White has confirmed on multiple occasions now that he intends to have BJ Penn and Georges St. Pierre fight each other if St. Pierre…
October Is Going to Be Insane for Mixed Martial Arts
July was a crazy month, but October may top it. Dave Meltzer reports today that the date of the next EliteXC show on CBS, which…
UFC and Affliction Pay Per View Buyrate Updates
In this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that extremely reliable trending data suggest that UFC 86 (Jackson vs. Griffin) did 520,000 buys. This…
It’s a Good Time to Be a Free Agent in Mixed Martial Arts
The Vancouver Sun has a piece up discussing Georges St. Pierre’s contract negotiations: “Before it expires, they’ll want to negotiate because they won’t want me…
Quote of the Day: Dave Meltzer
“I talked to Tom Atencio today, and he made it clear that they cannot lose this kind of money on a second show…The reality is…
Affliction Should Focus on Heavyweights
Affliction’s first show was unquestionably more successful than anyone expected. They built stars in their three main events, did well at the gate, and may…
Carlos Condit Spars With U.S. Troops
You might expect him to take it easy. You’d be wrong. HT: Mike Sawyer
UFC 89 Could Be Headlined by Anderson Silva
A few weeks ago, Dave Meltzer reported that UFC 89 from Birmingham, England was set for Spike TV. There hasn’t been an announcement, supposedly due…
UFC: Silva vs. Irvin Scores in the Ratings
The ratings are in for UFC: Silva vs. Irvin, and they’re excellent: MMAPayout.com has learned that Saturday night’s broadcast of UFC: Silva vs Irvin on…
UFC Video Game to Feature Joe Silva’s Rankings?
There is an interesting report up over at Figure Four Online for premium members only on the new UFC game coming out next year. Members…
Randy Couture Update
Randy Couture spoke with Alex Marvez at the Affliction show, and told him that he expects a ruling on Zuffa’s latest appeal this week. The…
“Affliction: Banned” Live Report
Last night I attended “Affliction: Banned” at the Honda Center, and overall it was a very good live show. The aspects of the show that…
“Affliction: Banned” LIVE Results and Updates
BloodyElbow.com is live at “Affliction: Banned,” and will begin reporting live results starting at about 4:00pm, or whenever the first preliminary fight starts. Paul…