THQ and Zuffa announced a partnership to promote UFC 131: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos using the UFC’s official Facebook game. The grand prize winner will win a trip for two to UFC 131 in Vancouver. Via THQ press release: AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – April 20, 2011 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Zuffa, LLC today […]
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ESPN: Lesnar highest paid MMA star
ESPN reports that Brock Lesnar tops the salary list of mixed martial artists with a reported $5.3 million. The story appearing in May 2nd edition of ESPN The Magazine features the highest paid athletes in 30 sports. The highest paid athletes were Alex Rodriguez and Manny Pacquiao with both making $32 million each. Rodriguez’s dollar […]
Full Tilt Poker and Government Reach Agreement, Can Continue Operating Abroad
Since this past weekend, MMAPayout has been providing an in-depth look at the recent indictment against major online poker sites, including Full Tilt Poker (“FTP”), and what it means to the MMA world. Following up on this story, yesterday the “United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“this Office”) and the […]
CFL team sponsors Hominick for UFC 129
Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tigercats announced that it has entered into a partnership with UFC featherweight Mark Hominick. The Ontario native will wear the Tigercats logo in his title shot with Jose Aldo at UFC 129 next Saturday. Via the Hamilton Tigercats web site (Ticats.ca): As part of the partnership, Hominick will also […]
“Huge” Full Tilt Poker Sponsorship Deal With UFC Off Table After Indictment
MMAPayout detailed what it meant to the MMA landscape after Friday’s shocking news that Full Tilt Poker, along with other online poker sites, were seized by the FBI and indicted for bank fraud, illegal gambling, and money laundering. Today, CNBC’s sports business reporter specialist, Darren Rovell, reported the following on his twitter: “The UFC had […]