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Report: BodogFight Nearly Dead
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BodogFight, the once promising mixed martial arts promotion founded by millionaire Calvin Ayre, seems to be on it’s last legs after suffering brutal financial losses in 2007.
The news comes from Adam Swift of MMA Payout, who found through Dave Meltzer’s recent print edition of Wrestling Observer that Ayre and company reportedly lost $38 million last year, despite holding three live events and a slew of tapings for their weekly shows on ION Network.
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Most of the company’s employees have been let go, there are no events planned (although they are sponsoring some smaller events), there is no new TV deal, and a recently proposed small budget (with the idea of slowly rebuilding) by Jeff Osborne was turned down.
Matt Lindland’s claims of the organization failing to pay their fighters and honor their contracts are starting to seem more and more legit these days. Despite being the promotion’s figurehead for some time now, Bodog welterweight champ Nick Thompson’s potential departure may be a sign of things to come as well.
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from NY
Apr 10, 2008 11:44 AM
It’s not being reported as gospel, that’s why it’s in the format it’s in: from leading with “Report” in the title to the sourcing of where it’s from and what it is. This is not a confirmation piece, just a report on what’s out there.
from 47 E 88th ST,Upper East SIde, NY, USA
Apr 14, 2008 8:13 PM
Yeah, Ike. Go suck my left nut.
Apr 17, 2008 11:41 AM
That could explain why they stopped showing them on ion.Id wondered what had happened to that.That sucks they might not have had the biggest named fighters but they had some pretty dang good fights
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Apr 10, 2008 11:29 AM
So, let me get this straight. Dave Meltzer wrote some unconfirmed rumor in his newsletter, Adam Swift then quoted it, and you print it as gospel? Fine reporting we have here, you should be proud.