Several weeks ago MMAPayout.com engaged in a discussion regarding the UFC’s three biggest challenges to entering the Chinese market: battling Chinese conservatism; generating material revenue; and, remaining patient in the short-term with an eye on the promising long-term. We’ll advance that discussion today, by focusing on a potential short-term roadmap to success for the UFC […]
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Strikeforce Diaz vs Noons II: Storylines
MMAPayout will be taking a look at the storylines heading into Strikeforce Diaz vs Noons II, which will be held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Heyman Hustle Signs with EA Sports to Promote Strikeforce Fighters for MMA Video Game Release Paul Heyman tells MMAFighting what he can […]
The State of the UFC Address
There’s a lot of misinformation circulating around the MMA community in regards to the state of the UFC, so I’d like to provide a little payout perspective on the hot button issues that currently have some folks troubled. UFC TV Ratings and PPV Buyrates Simply put: the PPV buyrates are up and the TV ratings […]
Clinch Gear Joins Strikeforce, Inks Deal with Collective Licensing International
Collective Licensing International (CLI) has quietly inked a deal with Dan Henderson’s MMA apparel and gear company, Clinch Gear. If you recall, CLI also inked a licensing deal with Strikeforce just a few months before, which was announce around the Nashville CBS event which took place on April 17. Here is an excerpt from the press release: Collective Licensing […]
K-Swiss Purchases FORM Athletics
Yesterday, it was officially announced that K-Swiss has purchased FORM Athletics from founder and CEO, Mark Miller. California Sports Company K-Swiss (Nasdaq: KSWS) announced today the acquisition of Laguna Beach-based FORM Athletics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. FORM Athletics will operate as a division of K-Swiss led by Mark Miller, FORM’s incumbent founder […]