FIGHTER OF THE YEAR – GEORGES ST-PIERRE St-Pierre had an incredible 2009 both in and outside of the Octagon. The UFC’s welterweight champion improved his record to 19-2 and established himself as a top sporting attraction with convincing victories over BJ Penn and Thiago Alves at UFC 94 and UFC 100, respectively. He also broke barriers for the sport of mixed […]
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Madison Avenue Sports & Entertainment Jumps into MMA Agency
Tripp Mickle of the Sports Business Journal reports on Madison Avenue Sports & Entertainment’s latest acquisition of MMA agency, Maxum Royalty: Madison Avenue Sports & Entertainment, the agency started by former NHL executive Ed Horne and defense attorney Joe Tacopina, made its first acquisition two weeks ago, buying a mixed martial arts agency that represents […]
Spencer on UA-GSP Deal, Frankie Edgar, MMA Business
MMAPayout.com had the pleasure of sitting down with Shari Spencer, President of GSP Enterprises, earlier today to talk about George St-Pierre’s latest endorsement with apparel maker Under Armour. KP: Looking at this deal between UA and GSP – there are so many sides to it: the GSP side, the Under Armour side, and the sport […]
Jorge Guimaraes – The Architect
By Rhett Butler for MMAPayout.com Ever head the term, “Respect the architect?” It is a modern day colloquialism explaining the reverence one should innately have for society’s builders. Builder’s come in many forms not only in the cad drawing diagram crew but within every clique, faction and organization there lies at the center the great […]
Promoter’s Spotlight: Monte Cox
It’s hard enough to operate one successful MMA promotion – let alone six – but Monte Cox, the man under today’s spotlight, has done just that. Monte Cox has been described as “the gold standard in MMA” by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva not just because of the fact that he’s promoted over 500 MMA shows […]