MMA Fighting reports that the UFC will hold promotional tours in 5 countries to promote its fall lineup of PPVs. The 11 city tour will occur the week of July 29th and will feature GSP, Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey and Cain Velasquez. The UFC announced the tour which will hit the Bay Area, Vegas, LA, […]
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Zuffa contributed $35,000 to New York legislators since January 2013
New York’s The Citizen (Cayuga County) reports that Zuffa contributed $35,000 to New York state legislators according to the latest released campaign finance filings. In addition to the various legislators supporting the bill to legalize MMA it also contributed $104,000 to the re-election campaign of Andrew Cuomo for the 2014 cycle. According to the state filings, […]
Fox Sports 1 without carriage deals for DirecTV, Dish and Time Warner
The Sports Business Journal reports that Fox Sports 1 is still without carriage deals with DirecTV, Dish Network and Time Warner Cable. FS1 is looking to charge distributors 80 cents per subscriber per month with increases up to $1.50 per subscriber per month. While the negotiations are being described as “amicable” and the fact deals […]
UFC spent $620K on lobbying efforts in 2012
The UFC ranked second to the NFL in terms of lobbying expenses of sports organizations for 2012. The UFC spent $620,000 last year in lobbying efforts which mostly relate to anti-piracy laws and educating legislators on MMA. According to MMA Junkie (via OpenSecrets.org), the UFC spent $620,000 which would be a 51% increase from 2011. […]