Joe Ferraro of MMA Connected sits down with the UFC’s provincial lobbying firm Cassels Brock to discuss the process of legalizing mixed martial arts in Ontario. Payout Perspective: The UFC is doing just about everything it can to get mixed martial arts legalized in Ontario: bringing events to other provinces and states, hiring two lobbying […]
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MMA’s April Chess Match
Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com discusses the latest news regarding a possible UFC on Spike event for April 17th, designed to counter-program the Strikeforce on CBS card on the same day. The UFC is in the process of laying the groundwork for an April 17 show to counter the Strikeforce on CBS offering, MMA Fighting has […]
MMAterial Facts (03/04/10): UFC and Strikeforce on Collision Course
UFC and Strikeforce Gearing for 4/17 Collision DirecTV deal report ‘not true’ according to Versus Canadian Update: MFC Event Canceled, Kaufman Celebrated, Armageddon FC Lands TV Deal Coker: Relationship with M-1 Global strong, Emelianenko news expected “in a couple of days” Herschel Walker’s network static UFC Helping State with Census Count UFC and Strikeforce Gearing […]
Who Should Toney Fight?
Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com asks the question, who might get the first shot at the UFC’s newest light heavyweight signee – and former boxing champion – James Toney. There is a set of assumptions we can make about a prospective opponent. First, rather than risk a promising young fighter losing to Toney and losing momentum, […]
Republicans Leverage UFC Events to Boost Fundraising
Ben Smith of POLITICO reports in an exclusive that the Republican National Committee is using live events like those of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Professional Bull Riding to attract younger donors. A major Republican donor described the state of the RNC’s relationship with major donors as “disastrous,” with veteran givers beginning to abandon the […]