Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta announced at the UFC 118 post-fight press conference that Mark Fischer has been hired as Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of UFC Asia. A sports industry veteran, Fischer has spent the past 20 years working in Asia. Most recently, in 2009, he founded Sports & Entertainment Asia Ltd (SEA), which […]
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Arianny Celeste in November issue of Playboy
Dana White confirmed speculation that UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste will be appearing in Playboy. In an interview with MMA Fighting on Wednesday, White was asked about about a picture Celeste put on her twitter page which appeared to be a picture of the Playboy offices. White acknowledged that Celeste would appear in the November […]
Dana White talks Shane Carwin
MMA Fighting had the opportunity to speak with Dana White after Wednesday’s pre-fight press conference for UFC 118. White was asked about the Shane Carwin story. White on Shane Carwin: I don’t know enough about it to go into it in depth…But, I know he came up on like a BALCO-type list. On a list of […]
Tapout and Fathom Co-Promoting for UFC 118
Tapout Clothing and Fathom Events will partner to host the new UFC 4-Pack promotion at UFC 118. Purchasers of four tickets to UFC 118 at any Fathom Events-sponsored showing in the U.S. will be eligible to receive a free Tapout t-shirt. Payout Perspective: Co-promotions are probably under-utilized in sports today, but I tend to think […]
Compustrike CEO talks Phone App and Fantasy League
Compustrike is owned and operated by CEO Bob Canobbio. The company provides a computer program producing MMA statistics such as punches thrown, takedowns and attempted submissions. The Manorville, NY company is an offshoot of Compubox – the program that provides punch statistics for boxing. Canobbio spoke with MMA Payout recently about his company, how he […]