Darren Rovell of CNBC talks about the issue of online piracy as it pertains to sports organizations like the UFC. Executives with Major League Baseball and the UFC were in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to discuss the increasing problem of live streaming of its sporting events to the Internet. It’s […]
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Coker Talks Strikeforce Development
Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports sat down with Scott Coker earlier this week to discuss the fast pace of development that Strikeforce has undertaken over the last year. It’s an article that fits well with the news that Strikeforce is planning a second show with CBS for April of next year. “A year ago, we […]
UFC 107: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we’ll be taking a look at the business side of UFC 107 which was held this past Saturday, December 12th from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The event featured a lightweight championship bout between BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez as well as appearances from Frank Mir, […]
Spike, UFC Confirm TUF 11 Coaches
Spike TV and the UFC have confirmed what Dana White announced at the TUF 10 press conference over the weekend: Tito and Chuck will indeed be coaching season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter, and the show will premiere on March 31st. New York, NY, December 7, 2009 – The 11th season of Spike TV’s most popular original […]
Valuing Sponsorships in MMA
MMAPayout.com has talked a lot about sponsorships in the past few months, but a great deal of that discussion has avoided fighter sponsorship in favour of those surrounding corporate sports properties. The Bud Light and Harley-Davidson deals within the industry naturally draw a lot of attention. However, in the long run, they are no more important than the […]