Don Muret of the Sports Business Journal reports on the desire of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to turn its Real Sports Bar and Grill into a quasi closed-circuit destination for its Air Canada Center in Toronto. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment’s new sports bar next to Air Canada Centre will sell plenty of beer […]
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Dana White in SBJ
Dana White was interviewed for this week’s Sports Business Journal and answered various questions about the direction of the UFC and MMA in general. It’s clear the interview was designed for an audience that isn’t tremendously familiar with the sport and MMA fans are likely to have already heard these questions answered in previous interviews. […]
100 Annual UFC Shows Possible?
John Morgan of MMAJunkie reports that the UFC has already begun the preliminary research necessary to determine whether an office in China is feasible and worthwhile. The goal of the UFC is to begin expanding its reach with localized versions of TUF in several different markets and eventually to begin promoting 100 shows per year. The […]
UFC: Tom Wright to Head Canadian Office
Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta have announced that former commissioner of the CFL, Tom Wright, will head the Canadian Office of the UFC in Toronto, Ontario. “I am pleased to announce we are opening an office in Canada, and that Tom Wright, who is so respected and accomplished here in Canada, will lead our business […]
Bellator Finds International Distribution Partner
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced the signing of an agreement with Engine Entertainment that will allow the company to distribute its television product in multiple international countries starting this year. Bellator Fighting Championships aligns with Engine Entertainment to distribute Bellator programming internationally LOS ANGELES, Calif. – March 25, 2010 – The international production […]