This news will shakeup the MMA landscape as we know it and is the biggest acquisition for Zuffa since the takeover of the Japanese promotion PRIDE in 2007. Josh Gross of ESPN broke the news about the deal earlier today. Zuffa LLC, owner and operator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has agreed in principle to […]
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Fertitta brothers among wealthiest on Forbes list
Forbes.com came out with its list of the world’s billionaires and UFC owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta made the list at 1057 and 1140 respectively. The Fertittas made their money in the casino business prior to investing in the UFC. Frank’s worth is $1.1 billion and Lorenzo comes in at $1 billion. Although their empire is […]
Edgar picks new manager
MMA Weekly reports that UFC Lightweight champ Frankie Edgar has signed on with Dominance MMA headed by Ali Abdel-Aziz. Abdel-Aziz and Edgar’s wife will handle The Answer’s management going forward. In February, Edgar split ways with agent Shari Spencer. Spencer had managed Edgar and Georges St. Pierre. But, GSP split with Spencer in January and Edgar […]
UFC 129 PPV starting one hour earlier
MMA Fighting reports that the UFC has decided to move up the PPV start time of UFC 129 one hour earlier. There is a possibility that the time change may be permanent for future PPVs. Via MMA Fighting: No final decision has yet been made, though a source in the organization confirmed to MMA Fighting […]
UFC-Sportsnet sign 4 year broadcast deal
Rogers Sportsnet and the UFC announced that the parties have agreed to a four year television deal in Canada. UFC programming will be featured on the Canadian channel. Via Sportsnet: Sportsnet, the live-event high-definition leader in Canada, will have a consistent schedule of UFC programming including preliminary fights of UFC Pay-Per-View events and UFC Fight […]