Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports has the official confirmation from Dana White that UFC 112 will in fact take place in Abu Dhabi on April 10th in an outdoor venue. The card, which will be held at the Concert Arena in Ferrari World on Yas Island, will feature two championship bouts. Anderson Silva will defend […]
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MMAterial Facts (01/26/10)
Affliction’s Motion to Dismiss Denied in Fedor Lawsuit LNF Ultra Cage MMA fighters raise money for breast cancer New Mixed Martial Arts Search Engine and Directory Ontario leads world in MMA devotion, UFC says UFC fights still not welcome in Ontario despite the sports growing popularity in the province UFC’s big hopes for the Big […]
UFC Can’t Afford 200 Millionaires
MMAterial Facts (01/25/10)
Today’s MMAterial Facts illustrates the impact of social networks and media on MMA. Notes: UFC branding machine marches on Break Media Launches Social Game and Opens Game Studio From Motivational Thoughts to Bar Fights, MMA Turns to Twitter MMA Pro Fighter Tops the Facebook MMA Rankings Fight Biz: Fighters capitalize on social media to take […]
UFC Needs More of “This is Semtex”
The UFC has long guarded against much of its content appearing on Youtube, but the following promotional video featuring Paul Daley appears to eschew that tendency. It’s a well-produced and effective marketing tool that the UFC should try to encourage in the future. Payout Perspective: I’ve never exactly understood why the UFC is so strict […]