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2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 1 COVID-19 halts all sports and the return of events during a pandemic

January 2, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

It is obvious that the biggest business story of 2020 was the pandemic and how it affected MMA in 2020.  Despite the state-mandated closures, the UFC was dead-set on trying to run cards.  You might recall it was one of the last to run a live card before a global shutdown, as a card in […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, Featured, UFC

2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 2 Judge grants class certification in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit

January 1, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC Antitrust Lawsuit has been dormant in 2020 partly due to the pandemic but mainly the parties waited in anticipation of a ruling from last year’s evidentiary hearing and the class action certification.  In December, Judge Richard Boulware granted the plaintiffs a major victory by certifying the class of athletes affected per the claims […]

Filed Under: Antitrust Class Action, Featured, legal, UFC

2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 3 Conor McGregor returns

January 1, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

2020 saw the return of Conor McGregor to the Octagon as he made short work of Donald Cerrone at UFC 246.  It was the first time he had been in the Octagon since October 2018. Yet, the less than a round in January 2020 was the only action we saw of McGregor. His return garnered […]

Filed Under: Featured, pay-per-view, UFC

2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 4 UFC gets political, except when it doesn’t

December 31, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

This was a year of social upheaval as in June many people from all walks of life stood up for the Black Lives Matter movement as a result of the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.  While many sports organizations took to social media to promote equality, the UFC did not.  Later in the year, […]

Filed Under: Featured, politics, UFC

UFC PPVs will cost more in 2021

December 31, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, Variety reported that the UFC would raise its prices for PPVs in 2021 $5 to $69.99.  This goes along with the raise in ESPN+ in the US from $49.99 per year to $59.99 per year.  This is the second time that ESPN+ has increased the price of its PPVs.  At the start of […]

Filed Under: pay-per-view, UFC

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