My guest on this podcast is John Nash, a top MMA writer for Bloody Elbow. John writes primarily about MMA and boxing and also does an excellent podcast called Show Money which covers the business side of MMA.
We spoke about the rumors of Endeavor purchasing Waddell Reed's interest in Haymon Sports and the PBC. We also discussed Endeavor's possible interest in Top Rank and what an Endeavor boxing promotional entity would look like.
We further got into a few MMA topics including how the UFC's deal with ESPN is going and if Bellator is benefitting from its DAZN deal.
It was an excellent discussion - enjoy!
This podcast is presented by The Ring. I'm honored to be working with The Ring and my good friend, Doug Fischer, the Editor-in-Chief. You can find the podcast on the website at Ringtv.com.
This podcast is distributed by the Leave It In The Ring podcast network. The LIITR network also includes great podcasts by founder David Duenez, Gabriel Montoya and Evan Rutkowski.
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Sunday, May 19, 2019
Sunday, March 18, 2018
Boxing Podcast With MMA Writer John Nash
This week, my guest on the podcast is John Nash, writer for Bloody Elbow. John writes primarily about MMA and also does an excellent podcast with Paul Gift and Jason Cruz called Show Money which covers the business side of MMA.
We spoke about the fighters antitrust lawsuit against the UFC, the bill in Congress to extend the Ali Act to MMA, the movement to organize MMA fighters into a union or association and what the sport of boxing can learn from what's going on in MMA. It was an excellent discussion - enjoy!
To check out John's writing go to www.bloodyelbow.com. You can catch John's Show Money podcast on iTunes and you can hit John up on Twitter at @heynottheface.
We spoke about the fighters antitrust lawsuit against the UFC, the bill in Congress to extend the Ali Act to MMA, the movement to organize MMA fighters into a union or association and what the sport of boxing can learn from what's going on in MMA. It was an excellent discussion - enjoy!
To check out John's writing go to www.bloodyelbow.com. You can catch John's Show Money podcast on iTunes and you can hit John up on Twitter at @heynottheface.
Enjoy the podcast. You can listen to it on Soundcloud or subscribe to the podcast on either iTunes or Stitcher. Please leave a comment or a rating, I would much appreciate it.
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Boxing Podcast with former HBO Boxing Marketing Exec - Evan Rutkowski
My guest on this podcast is Evan Rutkowski, former manager of marketing strategy at HBO. Evan is also the author of a great new podcast titled The Fistianados Podcast, where he gives his take on what television network executives are looking at when they survey the current fight scene. We spoke in depth about Top Rank's deal on ESPN as well as the PBC's situation and why no network has picked up the WBSS. It was a fun discussion - enjoy!
To check out Evan's podcast on the Leave It In The Ring Network at the following link - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leave-it-in-the-ring-radio/id316004573?mt=2
Enjoy this podcast and for more Boxing Esq. podcasts, you can find them on Soundcloud at the below embed or subscribe on either iTunes or Stitcher.
To check out Evan's podcast on the Leave It In The Ring Network at the following link - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leave-it-in-the-ring-radio/id316004573?mt=2
Enjoy this podcast and for more Boxing Esq. podcasts, you can find them on Soundcloud at the below embed or subscribe on either iTunes or Stitcher.
Friday, September 29, 2017
Top Rank to produce documents in MMA fighter class action v. Zuffa
Attorneys representing the class of fighters who are suing Zuffa, LLC (the UFC's parent company) on monopoly and monopsony grounds, filed a Notice of Resolution of the their Motion to Compel Top Rank, Inc. to produce financial documents in the case. Unfortunately, the Notice of Resolution is heavily redacted but it's clear that Top Rank will produce at least some financial documents in the case.
In the Motion to Compel, plaintiffs' attorneys had sought "full year, aggregated financial data which includes total revenues generated from the promotion of boxing events, and total compensation paid to boxers." The Motion quoted Arum as saying that Top Rank paid its boxers approximately 80% of proceeds generated from boxing events compared to the UFC which he stated "doesn't pay out 20% to the fighters . . . They are a monopoly - and we are not."
See Motion to Compel below:
See Notice of Resolution below:
In the Motion to Compel, plaintiffs' attorneys had sought "full year, aggregated financial data which includes total revenues generated from the promotion of boxing events, and total compensation paid to boxers." The Motion quoted Arum as saying that Top Rank paid its boxers approximately 80% of proceeds generated from boxing events compared to the UFC which he stated "doesn't pay out 20% to the fighters . . . They are a monopoly - and we are not."
See Motion to Compel below:
See Notice of Resolution below:
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