Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports points out that the UFC’s new television deal with FIVE in the U.K. could have implications for the UFC on television in the United States: The deal is good news for fight fans not only in the U.K., but in the U.S. and around the world. You can be assured […]
Archives for September 2009
MMA Stardom: The By-Products
While it has yet to be officially announced, Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans has been scrapped from the UFC 107 fight card slated for December 12th in Memphis, Tennessee. The highly anticipated grudge match between Jackson and Evans has been pushed back on the ostensible account of Jackson’s involvement with the new A-Team movie. Yesterday, […]
UFC Signs Landmark Deal with FIVE
In a milestone deal which brings the world’s most exciting sport to British terrestrial television audiences for the very first time, the Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) organisation has announced highlights of the best UFC action will be screened on the FIVE network on a delayed basis. In the coming months, a regular and newly created programme […]
ESPN UK Listening, Growing with Long Term Focus
Bill Wilson of the BBC News has written an interesting piece detailing the exploits of ESPN’s Lynne Frank (Managing Director of Europe, Middle East, and Africa) in trying to build the ESPN UK channel line-up. And Ms Frank says that despite such a pressurised schedule, ESPN has made time to listen to feedback from its […]
The Champion’s Clause: An MMA Comparative
A few weeks ago MMAPayout.com examined how Anderson Silva might avoid the “champion’s clause” in his UFC contract in order to seek the oft-rumoured boxing match with Roy Jones Jr. While Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, has since cleared the air with regards to Silva’s intentions, the situation nonetheless has provided an opportunity to shed more light on the champion’s clause […]