MMAPayout.com Special Contributor Todd Martin gives his take on the Fitch situation, what happened to Werdum and how both situations tie into the general UFC negotiating landscape. Todd has followed the business of MMA since its inception and has written about the business for a variety of publications including the Los Angeles Times, SI.com and […]
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Promoter’s Spotlight: Monte Cox
It’s hard enough to operate one successful MMA promotion – let alone six – but Monte Cox, the man under today’s spotlight, has done just that. Monte Cox has been described as “the gold standard in MMA” by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva not just because of the fact that he’s promoted over 500 MMA shows […]
UFC Needs to Adapt Management Philosophy
Dana White has almost single-handedly navigated a tarnished brand and a banished sport from the brink of death to the brink of mainstream acceptance and international popularity. Along the way, he has used an unparalleled level of cunning skill and unrelenting passion to micro-manage every detail of the UFC in order to carve it a […]
Industry Spotlight: Round 5 MMA
Promoter’s Spotlight: Maximum Fighting Championship
I have talked a lot on this website about mismanagement in MMA and have been somewhat vindicated by recent events within the industry. However, while I remain convinced that there is no need to panic, some are still sitting on the fence. As a result, I have set out to demonstrate that there is a […]