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UFC Strikeforce Merger: FTC Closes Probe Of Zuffa
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has posted notice on its web site today stating that its Bureau of Competition has closed its investigation of the UFC's acquisition of Strikeforce. Technically the FTC was investigating the purchase of Explosion Entertainment, LLC for $34 million by the UFC's...
UFC admits to being sports entertainment to get legalized in New York
Here at Cageside Seats we've often noted the similarities between Dana White and a saner, more youthful Vince McMahon. The latest textbook example is UFC filing a lawsuit earlier today against the state of New York for their ban on live mixed martial arts events, which they claim is...
UFC lawsuit against New York: Zuffa and its fighters call MMA ban 'unconstitutional'
If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em. Zuffa LLC, parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has filed suit against the state of New York on Tuesday (Nov. 15, 2011), calling "The Empire State's" ban on mixed martial arts (MMA) "unconstitutional." Here's a an excerpt from today's filing: New...
Is UFC trying to recreate the magic of Starrcade 1985 over 16 years later?
UFC's highly successful matchmaker Joe Silva grew up watching wrestling in the Carolinas in the late 1970s and it's clear that he was highly influenced by what he saw. The latest example of this is the recent shocking news that UFC ambitiously plans to hold two televised events in different parts...
Will Showtime pull the plug on Strikeforce within six months?
The future of the Strikeforce promotion on Showtime is not looking very rosy. I would imagine Showtime is privately pissed off at Dana White for pillaging the Strikeforce roster to bolster UFC's flagging PPV business. Despite both Nick Diaz and Alistair Overeem playing hardball in negotiations...
UFC 134: Is Brazil the Real Star for Zuffa?
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Marloes Coenen Disputes Dana White's Statements on Her Release From Strikeforce
Marloes Coenen took to Twitter again to make a few more statements about her release from Strikeforce along with Golden Glory teammates John-Olav Einemo and Valentijn Overeem. This time she specifically responded to Dana White's statements about why Zuffa severed ties with the Golden Glory...
Busted Boston Mob Boss Drove UFC's Dana White Out of Town
UFC President Dana White often tells reporters the story of being driven out of Boston by gangsters who wanted extortion payments from his boxing gym. Well Dana can rest easy because the gang boss in question, Boston's legendary Whitey Bulger, has been busted from CBS News: Boston mob boss James...
I take it the Federal Trade Commission is investigating the UFC
The heavily rumoured ongoing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation of UFC is a story that has been three months in the making. Indeed, it's one that Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta expected as soon as they purchased their main competitor Strikeforce from Scott Coker and Silicon Valley...
UFC Making Push for MMA Regulation in New York
The UFC has been pushing for MMA regulation in New York for several years now. This year it's passed the State Senate, but that hurdle has been cleared before. It's now trying to work its way through the New York State Assembly. Today it passed the Codes Committee by a 17-1 vote. Now it has to get...
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