Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we’ll be taking a look at UFC 102; an event held this past Saturday, August 29th at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. The card was headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrgio Nogueira. UFC 102: The Numbers Dana White announced during […]
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Revisited: UFC Roster Moves Make Dollars and Sense
Periodically MMAPayout.com revisits an article previously featured on the site in order highlight an issue, update a prediction, or simply give some of our new readers a look previously unread work. The big news in the last few days has seen Shane Carwin jump from fighting Cain Velasquez in a contenders match of sorts to fighting Brock […]
Carano vs. Cyborg: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective as today we cover Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. The event itself was something of an experience that Strikeforce President Scott Coker will be happy to forget. The fight card was plagued with a series of injuries and testing mishaps that forced the cancellation of two additional title fights and […]
WWE Investor Handout: Good Example for MMA
When MMAPayout talks about the importance of having a plan, setting objectives, and adhering to some sort of coherent strategy in building an MMA promotion it may just seem like aimless talk or rhetoric. What does any of that really mean, anyway? I’ll show you. In research unrelated to the topic I’ve stumbled across a WWE Investor Handout from March that […]
Fedor-Strikeforce Analysis
By Kelsey Philpott Fedor signing with Strikeforce is a complex issue not because of the deal itself, but because of the underlying implications it may or may not have for the MMA community as a whole. Thus, we’ll take a look at the signing from the viewpoint of the many different stakeholders in this situation. […]