In an article published by Esquire magazine a few weeks ago, Dana White revealed that nearly 18 fighters in the UFC are making more than $1 million a year. Since then a debate has been raging as to whether that’s a sign of progress or a sign of how far the UFC still has to […]
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The Competition Debate in MMA
Danny Acosta of FIGHT! Magazine has an interesting short clip interview where he discusses the idea of competition in MMA with Strikeforce’s Scott Coker. Payout Perspective: MMAPayout.com has long talked about why competition is so important in MMA and Coker does a pretty good job of summarizing the position: competition helps to grow demand for […]
MMAPayout.com’s 2009 Best in Business Awards
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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Report: Zuffa Sells Stake to Sheikh Tahnoon of Abu Dhabi
Cory Brady of FiveOuncesOfPain breaks the news that Zuffa has sold a minority stake to Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan: FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently received reports from multiple sources extremely close to the situation indicating that the UFC has recently sold a minority percentage of the company to Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the son […]