Bloody Elbow reports that the UFC has issued a second email to its contracted fighters warning about the efforts by the Culinary Union 226 and the Teamsters to try and unionize the UFC. According to an email obtained by BE’s John Nash, Zuffa’s EVP and Chief Legal Officer, Kirk Hendrick, issued an email inferring that […]
UFC announces back to back to back shows in December in Vegas
The UFC announced at its “Go Big” press conference on Friday that it will run three Las Vegas events in three days in December culminating with UFC 194 featuring Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo. UFC Fight Night 80 will take place on Thursday, December 10th at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. […]
UFC 191 ticket demand non-existent
Ticket demand for UFC 191 at the MGM Grand Garden area are non-existent as there are a lot of tickets left on the primary market and listing prices have dropped over the past few weeks. Notably, according to SeatGeek, the median listing price on the secondary market was $330. However that has dropped 33 percent […]
WSOF hires new CFO
The World Series of Fighting announced that it has added Barry Pincus as its Chief Financial Officer according to a WSOF press release. Pincus has served as a senior executive and CFO of the New York Yankees and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. He most recently was with IMG Artists. Via WSOF press release: “Barry is […]
With Reebok deal, Johnson’s XBox sponsor deal in question
MMA Fighting reports that Demetrious Johnson’s recognizable sponsorship with Xbox is in question as a result of the UFC-Reebok deal. Although the Microsoft-owned video game platform has not necessarily severed times with Johnson, there is nothing currently on the horizon for the 125 pound champion. Johnson was the only UFC contracted fighter to have an […]