Josh Gross at Sports Illustrated reported last week that MMA manager Jason Genet has consented to final judgement in his case with the SEC over alleged “pump and dump” common stock maneuvers. Genet represents notable MMA fighters like Shane Carwin, Ben Henderson and Efrain Escudero. The suit, filed last September in the U.S. District Court […]
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Predicting the Business of UFC 117
Damon Martin of MMAWeekly reports on yesterday’s UFC 117 media conference call in which Chael Sonnen tore into Anderson Silva yet again. In one of the most memorable conference calls since Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson took over the UFC 114 call a few months ago, Sonnen let everyone know how he felt about […]
NBC’s Ultimate Women Challenge
The website for Ultimate Women Challenge is claiming that the proposed reality television series that will pit 16 women against one another in a mixed martial arts tournament will air to over 60 million homes on NBC this September. Payout Perspective: This isn’t a done deal just yet; there’s been no official press release or […]
EA Sports “Ultimate Gaming Makeover”
EA Sports and Sony have partnered with Great Clips to produce a very unique sweepstakes entitled the Ultimate Gaming Makeover where MMA fans and patrons of the hair salon franchise can enter to win a 52″ Sony Bravia, Sony PS3, EA MMA the video game, and more. Payout Perspective: There’s a certain lack of image […]
UFC Partners with Getty Images
The UFC has announced a partnership with the worldwide leader in sports photography, Getty Images, that allows the curator to distribute UFC imagery captured by photographers and become licensor of the entire UFC image archive. Through this partnership with UFC, Getty Images will manage the distribution and licensing of UFC’s rich archive of pivotal moments […]