Standard and Poor’s February report states that it has maintained Zuffa’s credit rating at “BB” following a $50 million add-on proposed to it’s senior secured term loan, which now has a sum of $525 million. The issue-level rating on the term loan in ‘BB’, which is the same as the corporate credit rating, with a […]
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UFC eyes markets overseas
The Sports Business Journal is running “The Fight Issue” this week which includes articles in the world of combat sports. Its “In-Depth” article features the UFC and its global expansion efforts. The report states the UFC will have seven shows outside of North America: Brazil (twice), Japan, Australia, Sweden, England and Macau. The article focuses […]
TUF Live Ep. 12: 875,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that episode 12 of TUF Live on FX scored an average of 875,000 viewers. The rating is higher than last week’s all-time low. TUF Live Episode 1: 1.28 million viewers TUF Live Episode 2: 1.1 million viewers TUF Live Episode 3: 1.2 million viewers TUF Live Episode 4: 1.1 million viewers TUF […]
Follow up on the Oklahoma PPV tax
Last week, the Oklahoma Attorney General decided that the state’s tax on pay per views was unconstitutional. MMA Payout takes a brief look at the potential legalities behind this question. As those who have been following know, the UFC threatened to sue the state of Oklahoma for its 4% tax on pay per views. As […]
No vote on MMA in New York this year
The New York Daily News reported that there will not be a vote to legalize MMA in New York. After a behind the scenes discussion on whether there were enough votes for legislation, the Assembly Democratic conference decided not to bring it to the floor for a formal vote. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told […]