A poll indicates 52% of registered New York voters have heard nothing about the legalization of mixed martial arts in New York. The latest Siena College Research Institute poll asked 766 New York registered voters about a variety of topics including the legalization of MMA in the state. The following are the results: 766 New […]
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Zuffa sues unnamed alleged illegal streamers
Zuffa has filed a lawsuit in Nevada against unnamed defendants for alleged copyright infringement from illegally streaming UFC 130 and 131. The lawsuit filed June 8, 2012 has the IP addresses of the claimed infringers but no names as of yet. Zuffa claims that the actual names of the infringers will be named through the […]
Zuffa Maintains “BB” Credit Rating After $50M Add-On
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 […]
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 […]