Tag: Business

MMA Business: Pros and Cons of a Potential UFC-WEC Merger

When the top brass at Zuffa, LLC , the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) purchased the relatively unknown start-up promotion World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) back in 2006, they knew that it would take some time to bu…

When the top brass at Zuffa, LLC , the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) purchased the relatively unknown start-up promotion World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) back in 2006, they knew that it would take some time to build up the company to a level where it could be nearly as powerful as its much […]

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MMA Business: Pros and Cons of a Potential UFC-WEC Merger

MMA Business: Co-Promotion Makes No Sense for UFC

According to UFC detractors, the UFC is far behind the curve when it comes to co-promotion.
But the truth is, while co-promotion makes absolute sense for other organizations, it makes no sense at all for the UFC.
Strikeforce, Dream, and M-1 Global have…

According to UFC detractors, the UFC is far behind the curve when it comes to co-promotion.
But the truth is, while co-promotion makes absolute sense for other organizations, it makes no sense at all for the UFC.
Strikeforce, Dream, and M-1 Global have all done co-promotion to some extent or another, and recently Bellator has entered the […]

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MMA Business: Co-Promotion Makes No Sense for UFC