MMA Junkie had a recent article on the managers’ role in representing fighters. With the recent departures of Jose Aldo and Mauricio Rua from their representation, the need for managers has come into question. The Junkie article looks at long time manager Alex Davis as he discusses the need for a fighter to have good […]
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UFC 143: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we take a look at UFC 143 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada where Nick Diaz took on Carlos Condit for the interim welterweight belt. Condit frustrates Diaz for interim belt We saw the Stockton Slap but Carlos Condit executed his game […]
HDNet to sponsor 4 live 3D UFC PPV events in 2012
Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ:CIDM) announced today that HDNet will be the official sponsor of four, live 3D theatrical broadcasts of UFC® Pay-Per-View events in 2012 at nearly 75 Cinedigm affiliated theatres. Beginning with the live 3D broadcast of UFC® 143: DIAZ vs. CONDIT on Saturday, […]
UFC bans weapon sponsors
Cage Potato reports that Zuffa has banned all gun, ammo, hunting and knife sponsors in the UFC. The ban is a one of the guidelines promulgated by the Fox Sports Media Group. Longtime UFC fighter sponsor, The Gun Store, is the most notable to be affected. Also affected was Ammo to Go, which sponsored fighters […]
UFC 142: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we look at the UFC’s return to Brazil in which Jose Aldo defended his featherweight title against Chad Mendes. Aldo finishes Mendes and celebrates in crowd Jose Aldo’s explosive power was on display as a knee coming out of a clench ended Chad Mendes’ title shot. […]