MMAPayout.com has talked a lot about sponsorships in the past few months, but a great deal of that discussion has avoided fighter sponsorship in favour of those surrounding corporate sports properties. The Bud Light and Harley-Davidson deals within the industry

John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal explains why Monday Night Football has been so successful on ESPN:Howard Katz, the NFL's senior vice president of broadcasting and media operations, is the executive tasked with creating the broadcasters' schedules. He said

Zeus Tipado of MiddleEasy.com discusses the plans for a Japanese discount store to purchase FEG's MMA division, which includes Dynamite!! and Dream.Now it's being reported that the president of Don Quijote, Yasuda, set up a meeting between FEG to enable

Steven Church of Bloomberg reports on the latest developments regarding the Station Casinos bankruptcy process, which has been unfolding over the last several months.Station Casinos Inc. doesn't need an examiner to investigate how the company is handling its bankruptcy, the

have been released. These rankings are independent of any single MMA media outlet or sanctioning body, and are published on multiple web sites. In addition to the numerous MMA web sites that publish the Independent World MMA Rankings, you can

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On Thanksgiving Americans gather with their friends and families to put aside our troubles and remember our many blessings. As Melody Beattie observed:Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial

The hits keep coming for the UFC, Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva. The fellas have to scrounge up a quality heavyweight to fight Junior Dos Santos Jan. 2 in Las Vegas at UFC 108. White confirmed that Gabriel Gonzaga

It was officially announced earlier today that Dream and Sengoku will come together on December 31st to promote a mega show in Japan underneath the Dynamite!! banner.Sherdog's Tony Loiseleur with the latest:World Victory Road's Sengoku Raiden Championships will contribute fighters

Cagewriter told you about to Anderson Silva just after his win over Tito Ortiz. After getting knockout by Silva back at UFC 101, Griffin sprinted from the cage. On Saturday night, he told Silva he meant no disrespect (7:53 mark).

After you finish overdosing on turkey, gravy and cranberry sauce -- -- it's time to think about what you're going to buy loved ones for the holidays. MMA's retailers are already in the holiday spirit with Black Friday sales. has

Yesterday, both the WEC and Strikeforce made additions to their December 19th fight cards that will compete head-to-head on Saturday night television. The WEC announced the addition of five preliminary bouts to the card, which effectively finalized the event set

The life of a professional fighter includes grueling training sessions, an endless parade of injuries, cutting weight, time away from family, dieting and getting punched in the face for a living. Add that to sponsor obligations, media interviews and photo

Michael Bisping and Wanderlei Silva may headline UFC 110 in Australia this February.

A recent study published by Scarborough Sports Marketing reveals some additional insight into what we already know about the MMA demographic:MMA Fans are Avid Technology, Automotive and Retail Consumershttp://www.scarboroughsportsmarketing.com/ NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), a

Sure , and he has a busted up face. But chocolate cupcakes make everything better. What is Mike thinking about? Leave your caption in the comments, and read on for winners of . First place: Dan Hardy does a solid

TV drew an average 1.3 million viewers last Saturday for a household rating of 1.0. It also delivered more in the key demographics than college football on the same night: "UFC 106 Prelims" on Spike TV delivered 1.3 million viewers

Steve Marrocco of MMAWeekly provides a summary of a recent Q&A with Dana White on the state of the UFC:* White was disappointed by the UFC's first showing in Chicago and promised the promotion will return to the Windy City

His MMA career hasn't been stellar in 2009, with first-round knockout losses to Brett Rogers and Fedor Emelianenko, but that doesn't mean Andrei Arlovski hasn't stayed busy. He recently filmed "Universal Solder: Regeneration." His role apparently calls for shooting a

Courtesy of the Nevada State Athletic Commission:Forrest Griffin, $250,000 (including $150,000 win bonus) def. Tito Ortiz, $250,000Josh Koscheck, $106,000 (including $53,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Johnson, $17,000Amir Sadollah, $30,000 (including $15,000 win bonus) def. Phil Baroni, $25,000Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, $100,000