Standard and Poor’s February report states that it has maintained Zuffa’s credit rating at “BB” following a $50 million add-on proposed to it’s senior secured term loan, which now has a sum of $525 million. The issue-level rating on the term loan in ‘BB’, which is the same as the corporate credit rating, with a […]
MMAterial Facts (5/15/12): Jung vs Poirier, Spike TV, & Nick Diaz
Welcome to this week’s edition of MMAterial Facts, where we feature articles from around the MMA community. *** This week’s MMAterial Facts: – Spike TV pulls a page out of the Antonio Inoki playbook with King Mo (Fight Opinion) “What Spike TV is trying to accomplish with King Mo is an interesting experiment, one that […]
King Mo Signs Unprecented Deal With Spike TV’s Bellator & TNA Wrestling
Former Strikeforce Light Heavy Weight Champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal announced today that he has signed a first-of-its-kind deal to simultaneously compete for Spike TV properties Bellator Fighting Championship (MMA) & TNA (Professioinal Wrestling). In an unprecedented move, one of the biggest names in mixed martial arts, “King Mo” Lawal, has signed a deal to […]
UFC on FOX 3: Diaz vs Miller Overnight Ratings: 2.25 Million Viewers
TV By The Numbers reports on the overnight ratings for UFC on FOX 3, as it wins the time slot for adults 18-49 with a 1.0 rating and a 4 share with an estimated 2.25 million total viewer average (the numbers may be adjusted upwards due to the nature of live programming). The report states the following: […]
Apex Sports Agency Acquires One Fighting Championship North American Brand Rights
Apex Sports Agency (ASA) today announced that a partnership with top Asian fight organization ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) has been agreed to. With this pact, ASA will now exclusively handle all North American sponsorship and media negotiations for ONE FC. ONE FC is one of the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions. They […]