Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we take a look at UFC 143 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada where Nick Diaz took on Carlos Condit for the interim welterweight belt. Condit frustrates Diaz for interim belt We saw the Stockton Slap but Carlos Condit executed his game […]
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Rampage enters phone app market
Rampage Jackson has signed a three app deal to develop mobile games. His deal with Fountain Valley, California’s MEDL Mobile includes an executive position with the company. Via MEDL press release: Jackson, an active gaming enthusiast, has been appointed to the role of Creative Game Development Executive at MEDL and will work closely with its […]
NFL stars pick Condit-Diaz
One of the UFC’s benefits of partnering with Fox is the unfettered media access to NFL stars. In this video, NFL stars make their picks on this weekend’s UFC 143 the eve before the Super Bowl. Eli Manning, Michael Strahan, Dhani Jones, Kurt Warner and others make their picks, based on very vague reasons, on […]
FTC Ends UFC Investigation Regarding Strikeforce Purchase
Earlier today, Josh Gross from ESPN.com broke the news that the Federal Trade Commission has closed a non-public investigation into the UFC’s purchase of Strikeforce as of last week. ESPN reports: Documents published on the FTC website dated January 25, confirm the FTC’s Bureau of Competition conducted an investigation to determine whether the $34 million […]
UFC on Fox 2 Averages 4.66 Million, Peaks at 6 Million
Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 2 event from the United Center in Chicago posted a 2.6/5 national rating/share, averaging 4.66M viewers and peaking at just over 6 million according to figures released by Nielsen Media Research today. Fox Sports Media Group Ratings Press Release: As expected, FOX dominated the night on the important younger demographics. […]