MMA Junkie reports the success of the second Invicta FC event which was streamed live on its web site this past Saturday. Although Invicta FC president, Shannon Knapp, did not reveal the actual viewers, she stated it was more than 300,000. Invicta FC’s first online streaming event received 230,000 viewers. The flood of viewers is […]
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Trio of Canadian MMA Promotions Merge to Create Aggression Fighting Championship
Three Canadian MMA organizations in Western Canada have merged to create the self proclaimed “single largest MMA organization in Canada”, named Aggression Fighting Championship. Aggression MMA, Armageddon Fighting Championships, and AX Combat have now pooled their efforts in providing the best shows available to Canadian MMA fans under this new banner, which will now hold […]
Payout Spotlight: ProElite VP of Fight Operations T. Jay Thompson – Part 2
In part two of MMAPayout’s interview with ProElite’s Vice President of Fight Operations T. Jay Thompson, he spoke to us about some of the smaller details regarding the August 27 event, the differences between the old ProElite and the new, plus his thoughts on Rich Chou, Kimbo Slice, Dana White, Women’s MMA, promoting MMA for […]
Payout Spotlight: ProElite VP of Fight Operations T. Jay Thompson – Part 1
MMAPayout had the opportunity to interview Vice President of Fight Operations for ProElite T. Jay Thompson. He spoke to us about the August 27 event, his goals for the promotion, and what we can expect from ProElite going forward. ProElite hosted it’s first MMA event, which was televised on Showtime, back in February of 2007. […]
MMA Investors Searching for Viable Competitor, Is It Worth the Risk?
This weekend’s Zuffa-Strikeforce purchase announcement shook up the MMA landscape in such a way, that many fans, fighters, and sponsors were left in limbo as to what the future will hold for the sport and business of MMA. The announcement also created a huge void for a number 2 promotion in the market, an opportunity […]