Last week, MMAPayout.com had the chance to chat with WEC General Manager Reed Harris in regards to a variety of topics. It wasn’t really your typical question and answer interview, but more a meandering conversation between two MMA enthusiasts. Below, part two of the interview further discusses the talk of a merger between the UFC and WEC, the WEC’s relationship […]
Mergers and Acquisitions
Interview with WEC’s Harris (Part I)
MMAPayout.com recently had the chance to chat with WEC General Manager Reed Harris in regards to a variety of topics. It wasn’t really your typical question and answer interview, but more a meandering conversation between two MMA enthusiasts. Below, part one of the interview largely discusses the business consequences of the WEC’s decision to postpone WEC 43, a bit of their […]
Exploring a Possible UFC-WEC Merger
The talk of a potential merger between the UFC and the WEC has increased dramatically over the last few weeks, thus MMAPayout has decided to explore the idea and potential consequences of such a deal. Since Zuffa bought the WEC in 2007, the idea has been to run the company as a completely separate entity to the […]
Did Zuffa Turn Down a $1.2B Offer in ’08?
According to the UFC, 473 million TV households in more than 60 countries now have access to its programming; that kind of reach was enough to get White and his partners a $1.2 billion offer to sell the UFC about a year ago, which they ultimately turned down, according to White. – from Time.com SEE: […]
Jay Larkin Talks IFL/EliteXC
The ratings from EliteXC’s network debut on CBS seem to indicate the sport passed its profitability test with flying colors. Since the business of broadcasting is often a game of imitation and spin-off, fans of the sport should be the beneficiaries. All of those channels too afraid to test the waters in regard to MMA […]