Affliction and Golden Boy shook the foundations of the MMA industry when they announced their plans for an unprecedented partnership focused on creating hybrid MMA & boxing events for the future. The announcement, coupled with the financial failures of several MMA promotions in the last two years, has led some to question the viability of […]
opinion and analysis
The Future of MMA: Corollary Programming
After reading Kelsey’s “No Need to Panic” posts, I thought I would weigh-in with some of my own opinions and thoughts regarding the current MMA scene and why it is the way it is. Where does the market for MMA really stand? I disagree with the notion that the MMA market is healthy. It’s one-sided. […]
No Need To Panic: A Realistc Future for MMA
What do the failures of so many organizations mean for MMA? It means that promoters and their investors need to be smarter with their money. And it’s not like there isn’t precedence within the business world for this sort of gross mismanagement either. I’m sure everyone remembers the dot-com bubble of the late 90s that […]
No Need To Panic: An Analysis of the MMA Industry
In recent days we’ve seen a flurry of MMA business activity that has forced everyone within the community to re-evaluate the health of the industry. Individuals like Dana White will be the first to tell you that MMA is going to be more popular than soccer or the Superbowl, worldwide, by 2016. Yet, others are […]
Report: UFC & Couture Negotiating; Possibly Lesnar in November
Bloodyelbow.com is reporting that the UFC is currently in negotiations with Randy Couture for a potential return to the Octagon in November to fight heavyweight blue chipper and former WWE star Brock Lesnar. It’s worth noting that aside from Florian vs. Stevenson, no other fight, let alone a main event, has been booked for UFC […]