John Ourand of The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) writes about the UFC and its unique strategy in its negotiation with ESPN in not asking for guarantees in marketing the promotion if it joined ESPN. Per Ourand, television networks request a minimum marketing guarantee in any rights deal they negotiation with a league or a […]
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UFC on ESPN+25 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC on ESPN +25 took place in New Mexico on Saturday night and headliner Jan Blachowicz’s first round KO of Corey Anderson gave him one of the $50K bonuses of the night. Blachowicz, with his knockout of Anderson, has a viable argument to challenge Jon Jones for his light heavyweight title. Jones, who was sitting […]
Could Nate Diaz really sue The Miami Herald?
Perhaps one of the more egregious reporting errors in recent memory occurred when The Miami Herald released a news story Wednesday in which it stated that Diaz had been “hospitalized after he attacked Miami cops at a police station.” The Stockton, California native was accused of a domestic violence incident. Certainly, this would be a […]
Report: Investors cash out on from UFC dividend
Dana White told TMZ Sports that the Wednesday before Kobe Bryant tragically died in a helicopter crash, he received his distribution for 2019 for being an investor in the UFC. It appears that we are learning more about that dividend paid out as the New York Post was the first to report the payouts to […]
Pacquiao signs with Paradigm Sports Management for representation
Manny Pacquiao has signed with Paradigm Sports Management. The Irvine, California-based company represents MMA stars Conor McGregor, Cris Cyborg, Israel Adesanya as well as NFL football players. The announcement was made by Paradigm Sports Management. Audie Attar went to Manila to make the signing official. Incredibly proud to announce that @ParadigmSM is officially representing Manny […]