The issue of piracy in MMA has been brought to the forefront by Lorenzo Fertitta in recent weeks as he and the UFC attempt to crackdown on various forms of illegal copying and redistribution of UFC events. It makes a lot of sense not just to talk about piracy and bemoan the fact that it […]
Zuffa
Report: Zuffa Sells Stake to Sheikh Tahnoon of Abu Dhabi
Cory Brady of FiveOuncesOfPain breaks the news that Zuffa has sold a minority stake to Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan: FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently received reports from multiple sources extremely close to the situation indicating that the UFC has recently sold a minority percentage of the company to Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the son […]
Zuffa to Hold Seminars for Fighters
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Observer reported in last week’s edition that Zuffa is planning to hold a seminar for all of its contracted fighters sometime in November: The company is going to be bringing all the fighters under contract in (about 250 in all) for a series of seminars in November. The seminars are […]
S&P Report on Zuffa – Analysis
Today, Standard & Poor’s released its latest credit report on Zuffa LLC that documented the corporation’s latest financing initiatives. Below is a summary of the report’s action: Zuffa requested an additional $100 million in incremental term loans to help pay off part of the existing revolving credit line and fund a dividend to the owners […]
Highlights from the Latest S&P Report on Zuffa
In depth analysis to follow, but the highlights from the latest report: COMPANY REMAINS EVENT DRIVEN – Revenue breakdown remains at 75/25 event (pay-per-view, gate) to non-event (television rights fees, sponsorships, etc), but the successful launch of the video game as well as recent improvement in the sponsorship portfolio has the potential to improve that […]