Jonathon Snowden of Heavy.com has done a piece with Bjorn Rebney that looks at some of the differences between MMA and boxing in terms of business, demographic, and the overall nature of both sports: Like Gary Shaw and others around the country, Rebney is a boxing guy newly converted to MMA. There is an important […]
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Bellator Matchmaker Resigns
Steven Marrocco of MMAWeekly has the latest on the resignation of Bellator Matchmaker Matt Stansell: Matt Stansell, matchmaker for tournament-based fight promotion Bellator Fighting Championships, resigned his post on Monday. Stansell and Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney said the split was amicable, though Rebney said Tuesday that Stansell stopped working with the company two weeks ago. […]
Bellator TV Deal: Payout Perspective
The new Bellator TV deal exponentially increases the maximum exposure potential for Bellator: moving them from the 5 million viewership at ESPN Deportes to the combined 100 million range with Fox SN, NBC, and Telemundo. Bellator started out with the strategy of not only being the first tournament based organization, but also the first to specifically target the latin […]
Bellator Announces New TV Deals
CHICAGO (October 20, 2009) — Bellator Fighting Championships will broadcast its second and third seasons on FOX Sports Net, NBC and Telemundo through a unique and landscape-altering alliance. Bellator’s first-of-its-kind, tournament-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion will be available nationwide for 24 weeks in 2010 to 112 million homes through NBC, 82 million homes through […]
The Champion’s Clause: An MMA Comparative
A few weeks ago MMAPayout.com examined how Anderson Silva might avoid the “champion’s clause” in his UFC contract in order to seek the oft-rumoured boxing match with Roy Jones Jr. While Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, has since cleared the air with regards to Silva’s intentions, the situation nonetheless has provided an opportunity to shed more light on the champion’s clause […]