Anti-piracy aims have driven the UFC lately to spend more on federal lobbyists than any other sports organization except the NFL, a new report says.
The UFC spent $110,000 in the first quarter of this year on firms that lobby at the federal level, according to a report released this week by First Street Research Group, which tracks spending on lobbyists. Only the NFL exceeded that figure, giving $300,000 to companies that lobby Congress.
This past year, the UFC was third at $410,000, behind the NFL’s $1.62 million and MLB’s $520,000.