Bloody Elbow reports that the UFC threatened not to participate at a Congressional subcommittee hearing on MMA and the possible expansion of the Ali Act set for Thursday. The power play was due to Randy Couture’s participation as a witness at the hearing. According to the bill’s sponsor, Republican congressman Markwayne Mullin, the UFC attempted […]
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UFC 200 estimated over 1M PPV buys; 199 does 320K
Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer reports that the buy rate for UFC 200 is estimated to be between 1.1 to 1.2 million PPV buys. In addition, there are reports that UFC 199 drew 320,000 PPV buys. UFC 200 featured Amanda Nunes and Miesha Tate. However, Brock Lesnar was the real feature of the card. […]
Can Fair Use be a defense to use UFC content?
MMA Junkie wrote a very nice piece on Wednesday on the UFC’s crackdown on copyright content. We take a brief look at one of the legal theories that may be a defense to copyright infringement: Fair Use. The article advises about the UFC’s aggressive protection of its marks. Like many copyright owners, it searches online including […]
UFC 187: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 187 taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with two title fights on the card. Cormier wins Light Heavyweight title Despite getting knocked down in the first round, Daniel Cormier dominated Anthony Johnson eventually getting a submission over the […]
UFC 185: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 185 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas where two UFC titles were on the line. RDA wins Lightweight Title Rafael dos Anjos earned his unanimous decision against Anthony Pettis. It was total domination by the challenger as he […]