By Kelsey Philpott The recent developments in New York and Ontario would seem to bring about the proper timing for yet another discussion about legalizing mixed martial arts. In lieu of my recent debut television appearance for Rogers Sportsnet’s MMA: Connected, speaking on this very subject (in addition to a host of other business-related MMA […]
TUF 10: Meet Kimbo Slice
In a Yahoo! Sports exclusive, Kevin Iole is reporting that Kimbo Slice will appear on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, Season 10. In addition to Slice and the two coaches – Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans – UFC President Dana White is claiming to have a few more surprises up his sleeve for […]
Affliction III: Daley vs. Hieron Confirmed
Sources have confirmed to MMAPayout.com that the highly speculated bout between welterweights Paul Daley (21-8-2) and Jay Hieron (17-4) has indeed been signed for Affliction III – an event tentatively scheduled for August 1st in Anaheim, California. Daley, 27, is a former Cage Rage welterweight champion and is currently enjoying a two-fight win streak. However, his last notable fight […]
UFC VP of Operations Talks Credentials
MMA’s latest controversy has more or less pushed the UFC credential issue to the back burner, but I thought it worth while to post this interview conducted a few weeks ago by insidefighting.com with UFC VP of Operations Donna Marcolini. A summary of the main points is below: Prior to UFC 88 in September of 2008, the UFC used […]
UFC 2009 Undisputed: Sponsor List Revealed
As a follow-up to last week’s piece on in-game advertising, MMAPayout has obtained the full list of sponsors that have been approved for the UFC’s latest video game: UFC 2009 Undisputed. While in-game advertising should be considered a potentially viable source of future ancillary revenue for the UFC, the consideration that in-game advertising could also […]