A lot has been made over the past few days about Jackson vs. Griffin, the latest, and probably most high profile of controversial fight decisions in the UFC. The fight highlighted the inadequacies of the current 10-point scoring system and the need for some sort of criteria-based ranking system. Understandably, results like that of UFC […]
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Fighter Salaries: Questionable UFC Contract Provisions
Fighter Salaries: Minimum Fighter Payouts
Fighter Salaries: Addressing The Problems
As a follow-up to Fighter Salaries: The Problems With Revenue Linking, in the coming days I will be examining potential suggestions that could help to improve the hotly contested MMA issue that is fighter pay. For the sake of convenience – and also because they are the “800 lbs. gorilla in the room” – most […]
The 10 Most Important Fighters to the Business of Mixed Martial Arts Part II
CONTINUED FROM: The 10 Most Important Fighters to the Business of Mixed Martial Arts Part I The mixed martial arts business has seen its ups and downs during its short history. This list is intended to capture the fighters who had the biggest influence in creating interest in the sport and drawing money. This list […]