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fightopinion.com - 6/25/2009

UFC’s latest targets for sponsorship bans

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UFC has added new enemies and targets to their sponsorship list. What is going on with Zuffa?

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watchkalibrun.com - 6/24/2009

Women in MMA Keep Breaking Barriers

— watchkalibrun.com — When it comes to breaking barriers for roles that were traditionally held by men, mixed martial arts... keeps proving that the sport is light years ahead of the rest of the competition.  At The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale  Kim Winslow became the first women to referee a fight in ... (more) Women in MMA Keep Breaking Barriers

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mmaweekly.com - 6/23/2009

- END OF SESSION DASHES HOPES OF N.Y. MMA IN 2009 - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, ...

— mmaweekly.com — - MMA IN N.Y. ON THE ROPES FOR 2009; NOT LIKELY (Monday, June 22, 2009) Despite its... prospects looking good just weeks ago, the passage of a bill legalizing MMA in New York now looks like it will be dead in the water this year due to a political ... (more) - END OF SESSION DASHES HOPES OF N.Y. MMA IN 2009 - MMA ...

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watchkalibrun.com - 6/27/2009

MMA Weekly is way too optimistic about New York and MMA

— watchkalibrun.com — MMA Weekly  keeps passing along "hope" that MMA legislation will get done in 2009, unfortunately they need... a bucket of cold water from the Hudson River to wake them from their stupor.  First let's break down what has actually happened in the New York legislature. Right now the ... (more) MMA Weekly is way too optimistic about New York and MMA

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UFC Asking 100k Just For The Right To Sponsor A Fighter?
MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion — ... I know and understand that sports leagues like MLB and the NFL have certain sponsorship deals with companies for uniforms and so forth. However, athletes in these sports are paid full time (seasonal), have benefits, insurance, etc. By going after so many sponsors in the manner that UFC is doing, this is pure divide-and-conquer politics at its worst in terms of being penny-wise and pound-foolish.[FightOpinion] ...

UFC adds new Companies to the "Banned" list
Watch Kalib Run — ... under card fighter who makes $16,000 a fight and fights once a year. Without sponsors they would be in serious financial trouble. By banning certain sponsors the UFC is reducing competition between sponsors and as a result  shrinks the marketplace. Whether this is to force the marketplace to be reflective of sponsors that the UFC has deals with or is an attempt at gaining more control over their fighters and their fighter's revenue sources, is anybody's guess.  Zach Arnold lays out the case for allowing fighters to make their own deals,  ...

The wild west of fighter sponsorship may be over
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap — ... Everyone over at FightOpinion is flipping the fuck out. Personally, I think it’s too early to jump onto the “UFC is fucking over fighters” bandwagon when there’s a good chance fighters will now be coming out with a single well-paying Ford sponsorship (if Ford still exists, I haven’t been paying attention) rather than a giant spew of condom wholesalers and used car dealerships from Stockton. ...