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 […]
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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 […]
UFC on Versus 3: gate, ratings and payout
The numbers for UFC on Versus 3 are in and the biggest surprise is the generous bonus Dana White awarded Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann. Gate In its first time in the state of Kentucky, the UFC drew 8,319 for a live gate of $471,450. The UFC announced this at the post-fight press conference according to MMA Junkie. Ratings Ratings for […]
Zuffa Gets Some Help From The Government in its Piracy Battle
In my earlier article, Zuffa’s Piracy Fight– Winning The Battle, But Can It Win The War?, I described Zuffa’s multi-pronged attack against the piracy of its intellectual property. In that article, after addressing the different prongs of the attack, I concluded as follows: Despite all of its successes outlined above, it is important to remember that shutting down […]