In a milestone deal which brings the world’s most exciting sport to British terrestrial television audiences for the very first time, the Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) organisation has announced highlights of the best UFC action will be screened on the FIVE network on a delayed basis. In the coming months, a regular and newly created programme […]
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ESPN UK Listening, Growing with Long Term Focus
Bill Wilson of the BBC News has written an interesting piece detailing the exploits of ESPN’s Lynne Frank (Managing Director of Europe, Middle East, and Africa) in trying to build the ESPN UK channel line-up. And Ms Frank says that despite such a pressurised schedule, ESPN has made time to listen to feedback from its […]
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 […]
Interview with WEC’s Harris (Part II)
Last week, MMAPayout.com had the chance to chat with WEC General Manager Reed Harris in regards to a variety of topics. It wasn’t really your typical question and answer interview, but more a meandering conversation between two MMA enthusiasts. Below, part two of the interview further discusses the talk of a merger between the UFC and WEC, the WEC’s relationship […]