Newsday reports on a new study provided by the UFC on Thursday which reveals that the legalization of MMA in New York State would result in a $68 million economic impact within the state. The new findings from a study commissioned by the UFC reveal that the state’s potential economic benefit is 3 times the amount […]
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THQ sues EA and Zuffa over video game acquisition
According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in Delaware , Bankrupt video game maker THQ is suing Zuffa and Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) stating that EA had informed Zuffa of THQ’s shaky finances as EA and Zuffa worked together to so that EA could acquire the license to UFC video games. The […]
Zuffa lawsuit survives in New York
Earlier this week, Judge Kimba Wood of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a 44 page opinion dismissing 6 of the 7 claims brought by Zuffa in its lawsuit against the state regarding its legislation banning professional MMA. Zuffa’s claim that the MMA regulation is unconstitutionally vague is the […]
Judge dismisses Zuffa’s First Amendment claim in New York lawsuit
UFC sees future gain in international expansion
The Las Vegas Journal Review reports on Zuffa’s international ambitions. In an interview with Lorenzo Fertitta, he indicated that the company projects to make more money overseas than domestically by 2015. The interview details its global strategy which is based upon outreach to international markets via media agreements to show its content. Notably, its brokered […]