Earlier in the week MMAPayout.com used the release of the UFC 105 poster as an opportunity to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the UFC’s poster design. The common themes among the posters were: 1.) brand focus, 2.) effective background use, 3.) organized presentation, 4.) critical information visible, and 5.) consistency. To draw a bit of a […]
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Dream 11 Ratings
Chris Nelson over at Bloodyelbow has a good summary piece detailing some of the business ramifications of Dream 11. Last night, DREAM returned to primetime on the Tokyo Broadcasting System for the first time since May. Following the show, event producer Keiichi Sasahara remarked that he was “expecting a good TV rating,” and today it […]
Dream 12: Caged Event, Kikuno vs. Alvarez
This week Japanese promotion Dream unveiled its design for a new hexagonal cage that it plans to use once every year for a special event. Dream made the announcement at a press conference for Dream 12 in which it not only revealed the design of the cage, but that the event would feature two hotly anticipated lightweight match-ups: Katsunori […]
Japanese New Years Battle Taking Shape
Dave Meltzer writes in the latest Wrestling Observer: There may be another head-to-head New Year’s Eve battle in Japan, which will be interesting for Americans, because if it does happen, it’s K-1 vs. Sengoku, and HDNet has contracts with both, and both will have to be loaded shows. Sengoku announced a match that could […]
Strikeforce-Dream Partnership Taking Shape
MMAWeekly has published an informative piece that focuses upon the developing relationship between Strikeforce and Dream; it also features an interview with Strikeforce President, Scott Coker. While the entire article can be found here, a summary of some of the more interesting points lies below: Scott Coker has a history with Dream promoter Kazuyoshi Ishii that dates back to his […]