Today, Strikeforce announced they have signed former NFLer Herschel Walker to a multi-fight contract. Press release and then analysis below: NEW YORK (September 21, 2009)–Former NFL and NCAA football superstar Herschel Walker will enter a new chapter in his career as a professional athlete when he makes his debut as a heavyweight in the world’s […]
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Strikeforce on CBS Primetime: Fedor vs. Rogers
Today Strikeforce announced that MMA is returning to primetime television on CBS with Fedor vs. Rogers: The CBS Television Network will return to the mixed martial arts (MMA) cage with STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR VS. ROGERS, to be broadcast Saturday, Nov. 7 (9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT). SHOWTIME Sports® will produce the four-fight event with host Gus […]
Strikeforce Quietly Collecting Talent
A member of Bloodyelbow.com has written a very interesting fan post detailing the rather stunning MMA talent that Strikeforce has quietly managed to collect over the past few months. MMAPayout.com doesn’t often delve into the fan posts of other websites, but this piece has a certain business element that cannot be ignored. The piece includes pictures, […]
The Champion’s Clause: An MMA Comparative
A few weeks ago MMAPayout.com examined how Anderson Silva might avoid the “champion’s clause” in his UFC contract in order to seek the oft-rumoured boxing match with Roy Jones Jr. While Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, has since cleared the air with regards to Silva’s intentions, the situation nonetheless has provided an opportunity to shed more light on the champion’s clause […]
MMA Business Week (8/31-9/4)
Recapping some of this week’s stories that we didn’t cover for one reason or another. Payout Perspective: There are two sides to every story and the latest on the DirecTV-Versus impasse indicates that it’s about more than just fees. DirecTV attempted to move Versus to another tier in its programming, which would have taken Versus off […]