The Sports Business Journal commissioned a survey which looked at social media trends in sports. The survey confirmed, among other findings, that younger fans, like those in MMA, are the most engaged users of social media. There were approximately 500 respondents to the survey who use social media to follow college basketball or football, MLB, […]
UFC
Nelson and Carwin named TUF coaches
The UFC announced that Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson would be the next coaches for The Ultimate Fighter on FX. It’s expected that these two will fight at the end of the season. Via UFC press release: UFC President Dana White said: “This is going to be a very interesting dynamic between these two heavyweights. […]
Zuffa announces PED Policy
The UFC announced earlier this week at its Fighter Summit that it would provide UFC and Strikeforce fighters a formal policy concerning Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) and other banned substances. Via UFC press release: Lawrence Epstein, the company’s Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, explained the written policy is a continuation of existing policy, and that […]
GSP stars in Google commercial
Is MMA helping or hurting amateur wrestling?
The San Jose Mercury News ran a piece on how MMA has hurt amateur wrestling. The article looks at how many promising wrestlers are turning to MMA as it has a financial future. The article interviews Mark Munoz about the difficulty he had trying to make ends meet financially after his amateur wrestling career. Munoz was […]