Businessweek reports on the ongoing issue of fighter pay. It looks at the fact that while fighters are beginning to voice their opinion, there is no real solution unless Zuffa decides to do something. The article paints a picture of the fighter discontent versus Dana White’s irritated response in his proposed elimination of fight night […]
Wall Street Bullish on FS1
The Sports Business Daily (subscription required) reported on Tuesday that Wall Street analysts are bullish on the launch of Fox Sports 1 and it may positively impact 21st Century Fox stock. The network’s expanded sports programming is said to accelerate sales and contribute to the growth. CNBC’s Jim Cramer broke word that Wall Street analysts […]
Mayweather-Canelo PPV set at $75
BoxingScene.com reports that the PPV price point for the Floyd Maywether Jr. v. Canelo Alvarez fight set for September 14, 2013 will be set at $75 for HD and $60 for SD. This is a $5 price increase from Maywether’s May fight against Roberto Guerrero. Its being billed as the biggest fight in years and […]
White responds to criticism on fighter pay
MMA Junkie reports that Dana White’s solution to the complaints about UFC fighter pay is to eliminate fight bonuses. The Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night and KO of the Night would be done away with in order to compensate the lower tiered fighters. Via MMA Junkie: “You don’t like the structure? All […]
Invicta FC PPV now available on DirecTV
Bloody Elbow reports that Invicta FC will be available on PPV through DirecTV. Invicta president Shannon Knapp made the announcement on its Facebook page Tuesday. In an interview with The Wrestling Observer last week, Knapp indicated that there was an issue with the bandwidth for DirecTV which precluded the Invicta PPV from being on its […]