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TUESDAY 5/27 AFTERNOON UPDATE
If you're tuning in to the App for the first time in a while, make sure to check out the big update on the App's home page for notes and information on the changes made to the new mobile site at MMATorch.com in your mobile browser. Our tech team has been working on even more tweaks based on your feedback, and have optimized the site for Safari and the default Android browser. They're continuing to work on the same for both Chrome and Opera as well. Keep sending your thoughts in to mmatorch@gmail.com so we can make the mobile site the best experience for you! We truly appreciate the feedback, and we're making changes as necessary. Here's what hit the site this afternoon:
-The UFC announced a big fight for the UFC on Fox 12 headliner in July, as Robbie Lawler will fight for the third time in four months when he takes on Matt Brown. The five round bout will be a five-round No. 1 contender fight in the welterweight division, as Dana White says the winner will get the title shot against Johny Hendricks later this year. Get more on that matchup in the main listing at MMATorch.com in your phone or tablet browser.
-In our new roundtable today, the crew discussed Daniel Cormier and whether or not his performance against Dan Henderson swayed opinion on what he'd do in a matchup with Jon Jones. Most of the comments expressed doubt that it means much of anything, but there was some acknowledgment of what he may be able to do. Excerpt from Cameron Lyman: “Cormier has that size advantage and speed on his side as well and he may very well be the next Champion if he possesses Jones' kryptonite. If he can put the champ on his back, then the fight is his to lose. Sure, that's a big if, considering Jones has high level wrestling, but have you seen his legs?” Full roundtable in the main listing.
-Bellator's first ever pay-per-view took place ten days ago, and we're getting an early idea of how it performed on pay-per-view. According to the earliest reports thus far, the buyrate ranges anywhere from 35,000-65,000 buys, but the thought is it may end up closer to the high end. If it's closer to the top number, that's a better buyrate than most expected, though whether or not that's a success for Bellator and Viacom remains to be seen. More on the buyrate with analysis in the main listing.
-Back to UFC 173, the Nevada Athletic Commission released the full disclosed payroll for the event, with Robbie Lawler and Daniel Cormier topping the night's list of earnings with $200K and $170K, respectively. New UFC Champ T.J. Dillashaw earned just $36,000 in contracted earnings for his win over Renan Barao. Get the full list of payouts for the event in the main listing.
-Finally this afternoon, Luke Rockhold again talked about Vitor Belfort in a new interview, as he continues trying to get back into a rematch to avenge what he thinks was a fluky loss last year.. He also again discussed what he thinks is a highly shady past for Belfort as far as drugs are concerned. Catch his comments with further thoughts in the main listing now.
We thank all of our readers for their feedback and patience as we continue making improvements on the new mobile site. We're an independent voice in the MMA space with no corporate backing, and as such we stay afloat on ad revenue. This shift to the full listing on mobile web brings us a better chance to keep ourselves going and to bring our readers everything we have for the last five years and more, as the mobile advertising market is simply stronger than that on the app. Continue sending us your feedback to mmatorch@gmail.com and let us know how the new features with the Disqus comments section and more are working for you on mobile web!
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/torchtoday/article_21703.shtml
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