John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that Fox has made an initial offer to the UFC in the $200 million range. This is far less than the predicted $450 million forecasted by the previous UFC regime. The offer was also confirmed by Darren Rovell. In its pitch to potential buyers, the UFC stated […]
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As of now, no takers for UFC’s new media right deal
The Sports Business Journal reports the UFC’s current state of negotiating a new media rights package once its deal with FOX is up. Currently, the new asking price of $450M per year is a stiff increase that is not garnering a lot of interest at this point. The current deal with FOX is worth $120 […]
White suggests possibility of digital platform for next media deal
Could the UFC be moving toward a digital platform for its next media rights deal? Dana White intimated the notion recently on a podcast with the Wall Street Journal. The discussion was based on the belief that younger people watch content on phones and tablets rather than on television. Also cited, was the eroding ratings […]
Fox Sports to air press conferences for Mayweather-McGregor
Fox Sports will air the hype for the August 26th Mayweather-McGregor fight according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports. The additional hype for the event should help the event as well as the network. Fox Sports 2 will do specials of “UFC Tonight” this week as the big press tour begins Tuesday at the Staples […]
Ariel Helwani given lifetime ban by UFC
MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani was escorted out of UFC 199 prior to its conclusion according to multiple reports including the host of the MMA Hour. In addition, Esther Lin and Casey Leydon of MMA Fighting were required to leave the event. MMA Fighting has issued a statement: MMA Fighting and SB Nation fully support Ariel, […]