Yesterday, the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting that a formal investigation into whether business practices by Zuffa LLC, the corporate owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), violate U.S. antitrust laws. The letter goes on to point out that since 2001, Zuffa has acquired four of […]
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UFC Signs TV Deal With Fox
Last week, MMAPayout reported that FOX had emerged as the front-runner in landing a TV deal with the UFC, which was first rumored on ESPN’s MMA Rumor Insider account. Today, Sports Business Daily announced that UFC and FOX have agreed on a seven or eight year deal worth as much as $90 million per year, […]
Overeem could sign with UFC
ESPN reports that Alistair Overeem was not released by Forza, LLC, the company that runs Strikeforce and is a subsidiary of the UFC’s parent company, Zuffa. Although Strikeforce exercised the right to terminate the final fight on Overeem’s contract, it appears that Overeem’s reps are willing to talk with the UFC. Bas Boon, Overeem’s rep […]
ESPN Reports Fox As New Front-runner For UFC TV Deal
ESPN’s MMA Rumor Insider account reported on Friday that Fox was the new front-runner for the UFC TV deal, claiming that talks between the UFC and NBC/G4 may have broken down. ESPN.com has learned that the UFC’s rumored 2012 broadcast deal with NBC and takeover of the company’s G4 network may not happen now, as […]
Zuffa Releases Fedor Emelianenko, Alistair Overeem, Three Golden Glory Fighters
Just a few days after Strikeforce HW champ Alistair Overeem was released by Strikeforce’s parent company Zuffa, MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko and three additional teammates of Overeem from the famed Golden Glory camp (Marloes Coenen, Valentijn Overeem, & John Olav Einemo) were all released. Zuffa released Fedor Emelianenko after losing three fights in a row […]