The talk of a potential merger between the UFC and the WEC has increased dramatically over the last few weeks, thus MMAPayout has decided to explore the idea and potential consequences of such a deal. Since Zuffa bought the WEC in 2007, the idea has been to run the company as a completely separate entity to the […]
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Intellectual Property Rights Under the Zuffa Standard Contract
Guest columnist David Nelmark (attorney and author of MixedMartialArtsLawBlog.com) offers his thoughts on the UFC® Exclusive Promotional and Ancillary Rights Agreement as it pertains to intellectual property rights. If you spend much time with MMA fighters, sooner or later you will hear one say that he’d sell his soul for a chance to compete in […]
WEC Drops Middleweight & Light Heavyweight Divisions
Months of speculation ended on Thursday as Zuffa’s World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) announced that they will no longer be promoting fights at the 185lbs. or 205lbs. weight limits. It’s become clear that the WEC is very much focused on becoming the home for the best lighter weight fighters in the world. Dropping the heavier weights will help to […]
BREAKING: Faber vs. Brown Postponed Due to Hurricane
In a media release late Friday night, World Extreme Cagefighting announced that the card featuring Uriah Faber vs. Mike Brown scheduled for Wednesday, September 10 has been postponed due to the threat of Hurricane Ike to South Florida. The fight was to take place at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollwood Florida. […]