Archive for October, 2014
How many fights does the body of a UFC champion possess in 2014?
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014Cain Velasquez is injured again. Injury seems to be the only thing preventing him from competing and winning on a regular schedule. Enjoy his fights while you can.
Fight Opinion Radio discussion: How can UFC be growing so much, yet face so much uncertainty?
Friday, October 10th, 2014The UFC is supposedly experience a 50% growth in revenue from international TV deals and yet Standard & Poors has just downgraded their debt risk from BB to BB- due to future volatility. What is really going on here? Jeff Thaler & Zach Arnold compare & contrast the headlines regarding UFC’s future on this week’s edition of Fight Opinion Radio.
Has UFC lost all credibility drug testing their own fighters for self-regulated shows?
Wednesday, October 8th, 2014The UFC royally screwed up the protocols on Cung Le’s HGH drug test and have now opened up a major can of worms. Even if you believe Le was using HGH, the process was terribly flawed.
UFC scoffed at WWE’s PPV abandonment strategy but will they end up doing the same thing?
Wednesday, October 8th, 2014According to Sports Business Journal, PPV makes up 30% of the revenue pie for UFC. What will this mean for future negotiations between UFC & fighters? What is UFC’s future on PPV given their insane events schedule?