We’re back with Episode 8 of Show Money. Myself and Bloody Elbow’s John Nash and Paul Gift talk MMA Free Agency, the state of PBC, the Conor effect, the UFC lawsuit and more…
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UFC announces extension of commitment to brain health study
The UFC announced a 5-year extension of its commitment to the Cleveland Clinic and pledged $1 million to its study on brain injury. The UFC’s donation makes it the largest combat sport contributor to the study. The $1 million contribution will go the clinic’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Vegas where the study […]
PBC seeping money, when will it turn around?
Earlier this week, the LA Times’ Larry Pugmire wrote about the state of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions. In essence, the business strategy is not working thus far. Pugmire looked over commission records, network ratings and the expenditures PBC has paid out. At this point, PBC is seeping money with no end in sight. According […]
Can Fair Use be a defense to use UFC content?
MMA Junkie wrote a very nice piece on Wednesday on the UFC’s crackdown on copyright content. We take a brief look at one of the legal theories that may be a defense to copyright infringement: Fair Use. The article advises about the UFC’s aggressive protection of its marks. Like many copyright owners, it searches online including […]
UFC files Answer to Plaintiffs’ Complaint, parties fight over discovery process
Last week, attorneys for the UFC filed its Answer to Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint in the ongoing Antitrust lawsuit venued in Nevada. The rather long (27 pages to be exact) goes through each and every paragraph of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint. After the court denied the UFC’s motion to dismiss, per the rules of federal civil procedure, […]