Usually, the UFC is a dart board at which most MMA analysts and fans hurl their harshest critiques of how the promotion handles its business. But this week the UFC deserves a pat on the back for three of the decisions they made: 1 – Jesse Taylor Goes Home Jesse Taylor was bounced out of […]
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UFC Expansion: Priortizing A Must
Many have blamed the UFC’s failures in fighter relationship management and merchandising on a UFC management team that was simply stretched too thin. Thus, yesterday’s news that Lorenzo Fertita is moving over to the UFC in order to help facilitate the organization’s international expansion can only be seen as a good thing. In order to […]
Fighter Salaries: The Problems With Revenue Linking
There exists a critical assumption within the business world that most of our theories rely on: the concept of rationality. A rational or “greedy” individual is said to prefer more than less and it is this preference that can be seen in all walks of life. Investors are expecting greater wealth generation, creditors want higher […]
Undertones of MMA: The Flood Gates Are Not Open
When the IFL announced it was canceling its August show during a conference call last Tuesday, it really did come as a surprise. Sure, there have been rumblings that the league was in having financial troubles. But little more than a month ago, the struggling promotion held a conference call in which they announced their […]
Undertones of MMA: Sport or Lifestyle?
On its best nights, the recipe for great MMA was real simple: equal parts pro-wrestling and boxing. The pageantry of the former, combined with the legitimacy and unscripted nature of the latter were thought to make for an intoxicating night of fights. However, Tuesday’s dichotic announcements are an indication that since its assumed all MMA […]
