MMA Junkie reports that the Federal Trade Commission has reopened its investigation against Zuffa and has contacted people within the MMA industry about Zuffa’s business practices. The government investigation occurred after Zuffa acquired Strikeforce. The agency evaluated Zuffa’s financial documents and talked to UFC execs but the investigation yielded nothing to command a further inquiry […]
Zuffa files motion to delay discovery in antitrust lawsuit
Zuffa has filed a Motion to Stay Discovery in the antitrust lawsuit filed by former UFC fighters. According to the papers filed Wednesday, Zuffa requests that discovery is halted until the court addresses Zuffa’s Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Transfer Venue. The Motion to Stay Discovery is set to be heard by the Honorable […]
MMA prospect chooses Bellator over UFC
Penn State collegiate wrestler Ed Ruth has signed with Bellator. A reason that the MMA prospect decided to go with the Viacom-owned company instead of the UFC is due to the recent changes in sponsorship policy. Ruth told Tristen Critchfield of Sherdog he felt that he could obtain more sponsorship money than the entry level […]
UFC fight managers set to meet next week
MMA Fighting reports on an upcoming meeting among UFC fight managers to discuss the business of the sport in light of the upcoming changes to the company’s sponsorship policy. With the release of the Reebok pay tiers, it’s clear that managers and their fighters are concerned. The meeting will occur before UFC 187 which takes place […]
Canelo-Kirkland on HBO draws best rating since 2006
The Canelo Alvarez-James Kirkland fight drew 2.146 million HBO subscribers on Saturday night via Sports TV Ratings. The average is the best since 2006 when Bernard Hopkins took on Antonio Tarver. The fight was aided by the replay of the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao replay. For those not willing to pay the $100 PPV, it was […]