The following was written by Nick Lembo of the New Jersey State Athletic Commission for TheGarv.com and speaks to the value that amateur MMA programs create in a particular state, province, or country: The amateur program allows competitors to test their skills in the cage for the first time and experience the emotions and adrenaline […]
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Moody: Brock’s Behavior Could Pay Dividends For White And UFC
John Moody is the man behind Tristatefighter.com (focusing on the Northeast MMA scene) as well as a regular panelist on Fox Fight Game. You can check out some of his great work in MMA on MoodyReports.com. In this guest column for MMAPayout.com, Moody illustrates that Brock Lesnar’s behavior in the wake of his win at […]
Intellectual Property Rights Under the Zuffa Standard Contract
Guest columnist David Nelmark (attorney and author of MixedMartialArtsLawBlog.com) offers his thoughts on the UFC® Exclusive Promotional and Ancillary Rights Agreement as it pertains to intellectual property rights. If you spend much time with MMA fighters, sooner or later you will hear one say that he’d sell his soul for a chance to compete in […]
UFC 100: A Voice of Reason
By Kelsey Philpott It’s safe to say that the MMA community was holding its breath this weekend as the world watched the UFC’s centennial offering. The event on Saturday night was essentially MMA’s biggest opportunity yet to show the world what it’s all about. How did it fair? That’s up for debate. Most look to the general […]
Fighter Salaries Revisited: More Sponsorship Tax & EA Ban Analysis
By Kelsey Philpott The recent kerfuffle due to the new “sponsorship tax” that the UFC has levied against companies looking to sponsor (read: advertise with) UFC fighters has brought me back to some pieces I did last summer on addressing the problems behind MMA’s compensation system. It should come as no surprise that fighter pay is still […]