By Kelsey Philpott While I may have argued for a fundamental shift in MMA’s approach to seeking legalization, I’m not naive enough to believe that the economics of the sport do not have a role in the legalization process. The fact of the matter is it’s simply not enough to preach the virtues of MMA as a […]
UFC
TUF 10: Meet Kimbo Slice
In a Yahoo! Sports exclusive, Kevin Iole is reporting that Kimbo Slice will appear on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, Season 10. In addition to Slice and the two coaches – Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans – UFC President Dana White is claiming to have a few more surprises up his sleeve for […]
UFC VP of Operations Talks Credentials
MMA’s latest controversy has more or less pushed the UFC credential issue to the back burner, but I thought it worth while to post this interview conducted a few weeks ago by insidefighting.com with UFC VP of Operations Donna Marcolini. A summary of the main points is below: Prior to UFC 88 in September of 2008, the UFC used […]
UFC 2009 Undisputed: Sponsor List Revealed
As a follow-up to last week’s piece on in-game advertising, MMAPayout has obtained the full list of sponsors that have been approved for the UFC’s latest video game: UFC 2009 Undisputed. While in-game advertising should be considered a potentially viable source of future ancillary revenue for the UFC, the consideration that in-game advertising could also […]
Subtle Observations: UFC 2009 Undisputed & In-Game Advertising
If you haven’t seen any of the gameplay footage from the UFC’s upcoming video game (UFC 2009: Undisputed, May 19th), you owe yourself to check it out. Aside from the interesting fighting mechanics and somewhat realistic character models, the tremendous level of background detail is something that really caught my eye. Did anyone else notice […]