This week’s Sports Business Journal’s (subscription required) sixth annual reader’s survey believes that the UFC has peaked in its growth as a sports property. Among the questions posed to its readers, 53% of the responses indicated that the UFC has plateaued. The survey was conducted online over three weeks starting Sept. 27th. The survey question […]
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Sponsor spotlight: Safe Auto Insurance – Part 2
In the second installment of the sponsor spotlight on Safe Auto Insurance, we look at the agency that hooked it up with the world of mixed martial arts: VF Elite Agency. VF Elite Agency is owned and operated by John Fosco. The agency is based out of Chicago, Illinois and has a stable of fighters […]
Sponsor spotlight: Safe Auto Insurance – Part 1
MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with first time fight sponsor Safe Auto Insurance and MMA Management company VF Elite Sports Agency about Safe Auto’s foray into sponsoring UFC fighters. The first part will focus on Safe Auto. The second part will focus on VF Elite Sports Agency. Safe Auto and VF have entered into an agreement where Safe […]
The UFC Fan Base
There’s no shortage of news or information available regarding the UFC’s growth from a pay-per-view or gate perspective, but there’s considerably less information where the growth of its fan base is concerned. I suspect this is the case because the UFC is a relatively new sporting phenomenon that’s yet to gain the requisite level of […]
Limited edition Silva watch available on Black Friday
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has partnered with watchmaker Meister in releasing limited edition watches with the identifiable Silva “killer bee” logo. The limited edition watches are available online at Meister’s web site. Only 50 of the 200 made will be available online. The remaining watches will be distributed to select Meister retailers. Via MMA Junkie: Previous special-edition […]