Although growing in popularity, mixed martial arts is behind in the minds of mainstream sports. No MMA fighters were included in Businessweek’s Power List of 100 most powerful athletes. Also, a recent Harris poll asking sports fans of their favorite sports failed to register MMA in its list. Businessweek’s 2011 Power List of 100 which lists […]
Archives for January 2011
UFC Fight for the Troops 2 peaks at 2.5 million viewers
Oregon’s Law School to Host MMA Panel at Conference
The University of Oregon’s Sports and Entertainment Law Forum is set to host the 2011 Sports and Entertainment Law Conference in Portland, Oregon on Friday, January 28th. This year’s conference will feature five different panels that focus on the business and law of the sports industry: MMA: The Legal Aspects of an Emerging Sport Sports […]
HDNet Set to Broadcast Strikeforce Fedor vs Silva Prelim Fights, 8-Man LW GP From Japan
Former Tapout Employee Receives $3.2M Jury Award
Following up on my earlier post, Former TapouT Employee’s Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Set for Trial in January – Claims Against Kreiner Dismissed, according to the Beverley Hills Courier, the former employee, Michelle Thomas “was today awarded $2.4 million in punitive damages by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury.” According to the article, “[t]he panel deliberated for about a […]