When MMAPayout talks about the importance of having a plan, setting objectives, and adhering to some sort of coherent strategy in building an MMA promotion it may just seem like aimless talk or rhetoric. What does any of that really mean, anyway? I’ll show you. In research unrelated to the topic I’ve stumbled across a WWE Investor Handout from March that […]
Archives for August 2009
Debut Success, Future Demand Increase UFC Magazine Distribution
MMAPayout has learned that the UFC Magazine will increase its distribution from 300,000 units to 325,000 due to the overwhelming success of its premier issue in July and the resulting retailer demand. The figure doesn’t include additional distribution at UFC events. The UFC Magazine has just finalized its next six issues and will follow a bi-monthly […]
EA MMA Announcement Coming Saturday
EA Sports President Peter Moore will be holding a press conference on Saturday, August 15th to talk about the up-coming EA MMA game and to announce the addition of an “MMA icon to the EA MMA roster.” The timing of the press conference – it’s on a Saturday, the same day as Strikeforce: Carano vs. […]
The Silver Lining in Carano-Cyborg Turnover
The Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg card has undergone a tremendous amount of turnover in the last month. Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports articulates quite well how the card, originally scheduled to feature four title fights, has now been left with two, in addition to a host of other alterations. The card itself just hasn’t had a lot […]
Spike TV Announces UFC 100 Special, August 15th
The war has officially begun: SpikeTV will air re-runs of select fights from UFC 100 during Strikeforce’s planned broadcast of Carano vs. Cyborg this Saturday on Showtime. Here’s the press release: New York, NY, August 12, 2009 – Spike TV will present a special cable telecast of some of the most exciting bouts from UFC […]