Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at at the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix second event televised on Showtime, headlined by the current Strikeforce HW champion Alistair Overeem versus Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett versus Brett Rogers. The event aired on Showtime and took place at the American […]
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UFC on Versus 4 Payout Perspective
Welcome to a mini-version of Payout Perspective as we take a look at UFC on Versus 4 held at the Consol Energy Center. After Nate Marquardt was scratched from the main event, Cheick Kongo and Pat Barry gave one of the more entertaining fights of the year. Marquardt terminated, reason not disclosed The biggest storyline […]
MMA in New York Not Happening in 2011
As predicted (and as in past years), the MMA bill has again stalled in the New York State Assembly after passing the New York Senate and overwhelmingly passing the two committees where it was debated in the Assembly–Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development and Codes. Unfortunately, the next committee in the process, Ways & Means, […]
Vegas tries to remain fight capitol during tough economic times
The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) reports on how Las Vegas has tried to remain the center of the fight game despite a down economy. Vegas has experienced the economic downturn more than any other city and as an example, the big fights in Vegas are no longer guaranteed cash cows. The article points to lower […]
Strikeforce imposes sponsor fee
Prior to Saturday night’s Strikeforce event, it was announced that fighters’ sponsors would have to pay a sponsorship “fee”. Similar to the UFC fee imposed on its fighters’ sponsors, Strikeforce sponsors would have to pay a fee effective immediately. The Underground reported the fee and stated that unconfirmed reports had the fee at $35,000. The fee, […]