MMA Fighting reports that Dana White predicts Saturday’s UFC 182 to hit 750,000 PPV buys. White’s proclamation comes despite word that the event is yet to sell out as of Friday night. It appears that White is shrugging off last year’s bad PPV year with this prediction. If UFC 182 hits 750,000 PPV buys it […]
2014: a look at some of the business issues in boxing
MMA Payout takes a quick review of 2014 in the sport of boxing. 2014 was an interesting year for the sport as boxing began to expand with more PPVs than the standard Pacquiao and Mayweather bi-yearly events. Canelo Alvarez faced Alfredo Angulo in March (the event drew an impressive 350,000 PPV buys), Sergio Martinez faced […]
UFC reverses course on out of competition drug testing policy
Dana White stated at a media session on Thursday that the UFC is doing away with plans for its out of competition testing due to the issues it faced with Cung Le. In his explanation, White blames the lawyers for the drug testing issues with Le. ESPN reported in August that the UFC was furthering […]
14 for 14: No. 1 the UFC antitrust lawsuit
In a lawsuit that may change the structure of the UFC and the MMA business as a whole, fighters have sued Zuffa for alleged violations of section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The fighters intend to seek class action status as 5 law firms have joined together to represent the plaintiffs. The UFC recently retained […]
14 for 14: No. 2 UFC-Reebok announce uniform deal
There was much speculation as to when the UFC would broker a uniform deal. The long-awaited deal will begin during International Fight Week in July 2015 according to the joint announcement on December 2nd. Details of the deal are outlined here. The deal is estimated at 6 years for $70 million and offers a unique […]