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UFC 100 Marketing Glimpse

July 18, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

This week, the UFC launched a website for its upcoming video game, UFC 2009 Undisputed. The game is set to be released on the Xbox 360 and PS3 sometime in the second quarter of next year – a time period that might also coincide with the UFC’s centennial show, UFC 100. If the UFC continues to hold one […]

Filed Under: opinion and analysis, UFC

No Need to Panic

July 16, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott Leave a Comment

By now most of the MMA world has probably heard about Rampage Jackson’s arrest yesterday afternoon in Newport Beach, California. It was certainly a shock to many, but as troubling as his predicament may seem, I would encourage everyone not to jump to conclusions, nor to pass judgement. When an MMA fighter finds himself in […]

Filed Under: Affliction, legal, media, opinion and analysis, UFC

Scoring Systems and Power Rankings Impacting UFC Business

July 10, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: booking, opinion and analysis, UFC

Fighter Salaries: Questionable UFC Contract Provisions

July 4, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott Leave a Comment

While I can appreciate the desire on behalf of the UFC to control all aspects of its company – whether it be information flow, contracts, or the production of its events – ultimately I see the need for a little give on one, if not all of these areas. Obviously, the topic of discussion for […]

Filed Under: agent, contracts, Featured, merchandise, opinion and analysis, payouts, UFC

Fighter Salaries: Minimum Fighter Payouts

July 2, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott Leave a Comment

The first problem to be addressed is that of the minimum payouts for UFC fighters. I believe the lowest payout figures to be released this year were a few $3000 show/win contracts like the one given to Goran Reljic at UFC 84. Many have been quick to criticize the UFC for these payouts as they […]

Filed Under: contracts, Featured, opinion and analysis, payouts, UFC

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