THQ and Zuffa announced a partnership to promote UFC 131: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos using the UFC’s official Facebook game. The grand prize winner will win a trip for two to UFC 131 in Vancouver. Via THQ press release: AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – April 20, 2011 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Zuffa, LLC today […]
Archives for April 2011
New Article: Zuffa Lacks Legal Ammunition to Defeat Online Piracy
“Technical Knockout”, a student note by Keith Black, recently published in Fordham Law’s Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal, discusses Zuffa’s battle to combat online piracy of its pay-per-views. Specifically the note discusses recent decisions regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in federal courts, including a recent decision in Viacom v. YouTube. Black discusses […]
ESPN: Lesnar highest paid MMA star
ESPN reports that Brock Lesnar tops the salary list of mixed martial artists with a reported $5.3 million. The story appearing in May 2nd edition of ESPN The Magazine features the highest paid athletes in 30 sports. The highest paid athletes were Alex Rodriguez and Manny Pacquiao with both making $32 million each. Rodriguez’s dollar […]
Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley event televised on Showtime and headlined by Strikeforce Welterweight champ Nick Diaz, as he defended his title against UK’s Paul “Semtex” Daley, and Lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez, as he defended his title in a rematch […]
Full Tilt Poker and Government Reach Agreement, Can Continue Operating Abroad
Since this past weekend, MMAPayout has been providing an in-depth look at the recent indictment against major online poker sites, including Full Tilt Poker (“FTP”), and what it means to the MMA world. Following up on this story, yesterday the “United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“this Office”) and the […]