Ultimate Fight Night 19 and the debut of The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 both aired Wednesday night on Spike TV. UFN 19 was broadcast live from the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in front of 7,500 in attendance, which drew a gate of nearly $650,000. The event featured a headline bout between Nate Diaz and […]
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UFC and Joe Hand Promotions Extend Agreement
UFC® Maintains Joe Hand Promotions as Exclusive Distributor of UFC Events on Closed Circuit TV/Pay-Per-View for Commercial Establishments in the United States PHILADELPHIA, PA – Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization and Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. today announced an extension of their closed circuit television/Pay-Per-View agreement. In a multi-year deal, UFC® will maintain Joe Hand Promotions as […]
MMA Salary Reform Necessary
Yesterday, Michael Rome of Bloodyelbow.com made the case for salary reform in the UFC in order to better accommodate both the fighters and the sport as a whole: It’s time for the UFC to restructure the Pay Per View percentage contracts for main event fighters. They began as a good faith way to reward fighters when […]
UFN 19 Estimated Economic Impact
Steve Lackmeyer wrote an article for NewsOK this week that focused on the business aspects of the UFC’s impending visit to Oklahoma City on Wednesday for Ultimate Fight Night 19: Diaz vs. Guillard. The article offered the following tidbit related to UFN 19’s estimated economic impact: Laura Kriegel, director of marketing and communications at the […]