John Morgan of MMAJunkie.com has written an interesting piece regarding the latest trials and tribulations of Scott Coker’s Strikeforce in which the promoter claims he’s in it for the long haul. One of fans’ biggest gripes as Strikeforce has become a major player on the world stage has been the sometimes painfully slow flow of […]
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The Future of MMA: Children in the Sport
Bobby Razak, the filmmaker behind the Legalize MMA documentaries and various Tapout short films, has released another interesting film about MMA, only this time he looks at the sport from the perspective of two children participants. The Future of MMA By Bobby Razak from Bobby Razak on Vimeo. Payout Perspective: I’m not a film critic, […]
UFC 110: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the UFC’s first event in Australia, UFC 110, held on Sunday, February 21st from the Acer Arena in Sydney (but shown live on PPV in North America on Saturday). The event featured a heavyweight contender’s match between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira […]
Motivations and Media and Merchandise Consumption in MMA
The phenomenal growth of the sport of MMA over the last five years is now just starting to catch the eye of the broader sports community, including sports academia. There have been a few papers written on the topic of MMA over the last few years – including the well-read Johns Hopkins brain injury study – […]
MMAterial Facts (01/25/10)
Today’s MMAterial Facts illustrates the impact of social networks and media on MMA. Notes: UFC branding machine marches on Break Media Launches Social Game and Opens Game Studio From Motivational Thoughts to Bar Fights, MMA Turns to Twitter MMA Pro Fighter Tops the Facebook MMA Rankings Fight Biz: Fighters capitalize on social media to take […]