Since destroying Forrest Griffin at UFC 101, Anderson Silva is reportedly interested in abandoning his UFC middleweight belt, ostensibly because he desires a greater challenge that only the light heavyweight division can provide. What if that isn’t the only reason? It’s been well documented that Zuffa contracts are laiden with numerous clauses designed to protect the company’s […]
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Dana White Ends YouTube Vlogs
Dana White announced on Tuesday that the UFC would be pulling the plug on the popular UFC video blogs that have appeared on Youtube, and subsequently removed all blog-related content from their Youtube channel. Dana’s vlogs proved to be an extremely effective way to use today’s social media and reach the MMA demo at relatively low cost. It stands […]
UFC 101: Payout Perspective
Welcome to a new segment here at MMAPayout.com where we’ll analyze and weigh-in on some of MMA’s largest events from a business or economic perspective – a Payout Perspective. The first edition of Payout Perspective will focus on UFC 101 held this past Saturday, August 8th from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event was headlined by a […]
Sports Video Game Marketing Parallels
Sports Illustrated and EA Sports have combined to create a very intriguing value proposition for consumers: buy one-year subscription to SI magazine and receive this year’s Madden 10 video game (on any console) and an NFL history documentary for FREE with any paid order. No, I am not an employee of either SI or EA Sports; […]
UFC Promises More Canadian Dates in 2010
The Vancouver Sun sat in on the UFC 101 press conference earlier today and managed to avoid the “Strikefarce” issue by focusing on the UFC’s 2010 intentions for Canada. “We’re coming,” White told reporters earlier this week. “The UFC will be in Canada in 2010. We’re coming to Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.” The UFC […]