Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 238 taking place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Cejudo dispatches Moraes and becomes double champ Henry Cejudo recovered from a shaky first round to defeat Marlon Moraes with at TKO in the third round of the main event […]
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The Athletic expands to combat sports, will fans subscribe?
The Athletic unveiled another vertical in its ever-expanding sports journalism business with coverage in combat sports. The expansion gives the sport greater coverage but will the company’s foray into combat sports be rewarded with an uptick in subscribers. Last week MMA coverage was introduced with MMA writing veterans brought on to write about the sport. […]
Mark Hunt lawsuit gone, but not forgotten
It appears that the Mark Hunt lawsuit will be coming to an end in the not-too-distant future. With the parties dismissing their appeal to the Ninth Circuit, one might anticipate a settlement. However, his case still presents an interesting legal issue that was not addressed by the trial court which dismissed most of his claims. […]
Yoel Romero just received a huge judgment. Will he ever see it?
Yoel Romero obtained a judgment against supplement maker Goldstar in state court in New Jersey. At a hearing to determine damages, the Court issued an order granting him damages totaling $27 million. Of course, the issue will be collecting on the amount. Romero was suspended by the UFC for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and […]
Could the UFC be a publicly traded company?
With Endeavor filing paperwork to go public in the not too distant future, the UFC’s future became inextricably tied to its parent company. Then again, it may be looking at its own IPO as well. Embedded in the lengthy S-1 documents which details the finances of the soon-to-be publicly traded company on the New York […]