The Sports Business Daily reports that fantasy sports operator DraftKings has signed an exclusive partnership with the UFC. The deal, which was rumored to occur earlier this month now makes DraftKings an official sponsor of the UFC. The deal will include “offline and online branding assets for DraftKings” including “in-octagon signage” (which we’ve already seen) […]
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Court will likely decide Zuffa’s-NY motions without oral argument
Zuffa’s lawsuit in which it sued New York for its legislation banning professional MMA in the state is still ongoing and it looks like there could be a conclusion this spring based on the dual summary judgment motions filed by the state and Zuffa. But, it appears that there will be no oral argument to […]
Zuffa wins court case lifting TV ban on UFC
The UFC announced that a German court has ruled a broadcast ban imposed by the Bavarian State Media Authority (BLM) on UFC events is “illegitimate” and therefor annulled. The Administrative Court in Munich, Germany declared the UFC “a plausible sport.” The initial ban arose in 2010 out of what BLM believed to be “undesirable” programming […]
UFC 182: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the much anticipated fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. Jones dominates Cormier In one of the most anticipated fights in some time, Jon Jones dominated Daniel Cormier. It was clear that as the fight progressed, Cormier looked like he lost […]
14 for 14: No. 1 the UFC antitrust lawsuit
In a lawsuit that may change the structure of the UFC and the MMA business as a whole, fighters have sued Zuffa for alleged violations of section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The fighters intend to seek class action status as 5 law firms have joined together to represent the plaintiffs. The UFC recently retained […]