TKO President Mark Shapiro spoke at the Annual JP Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference and had some interesting things to say about the UFC and WWE. On the UFC front, it appears that if the UFC debut in Saudi Arabia goes well on June 22nd, then the company will do a “longer-term deal […]
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UFC partners with McFarlane Toys to create collectibles
On Wednesday, McFarlane Toys announced the signing of a licensing agreement with the UFC to create a line of physical and digital collectibles to fans worldwide according to a company press release. IMG, UFC’s licensing agency brokered the deal. The announcement continues the growth for the UFC as it licenses its brand. The release included […]
UFC Fight Night St. Louis scores
UFC Fight Night St. Louis drew 903,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN per Sports Media Watch. The telecast drew 0.49 in the A8-49 rating/422,000 viewers. The telecast featured Derrick Lewis taking on Rodrigo Nascimento in the main event with Lewis earning the win and giving the fans a show as he took off his […]
UFC 301: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time around we take a look at UFC 301 at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pantoja successfully defends Featherweight title UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja successfully defended his Featherweight title against Aussie Steve Erceg. While some skeptics believed that Erceg was pushed into the […]