UFC President Dana White stated this week in Sydney, Australia, site of this weekend’s sold out UFC 110, that the UFC would support a move for mixed martial arts to become an Olympic sport. Though...
After last weekend’s MMA debut of former NFL superstar, Herschel Walker, I began to think if MMA could be a legitimate answer for athletes who still thrive to compete but have outstayed their welcome...
Last week, the UFC opened the doors of a first-of-its-kind, UFC Gym in Concord, California. The 40,000 square foot super-gym started things off with style, hosting a variety of UFC fighters such as Chuck...
This past week, I attended the Sports Networker Summit in New York City (run by our friends Lewis Howes and Amy Martin) and came away with a feeling that fighter marketing in the UFC has only scratched...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the UFC is planning on taking its product to a global market in far reaching countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Australia. The fact remains; however, that...
It is easy to make the argument that the UFC is the fastest rising sport in the country and possibly in the world. For someone who is looking to get into the sports industry, it could seem like a potential...
Come to SportsAgentBlog.com at 1:00 p.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 9. We will be running a contest with some giveaways that you won’t want to miss. The Gators finally showed their skill last weekend. ...
Wow, it has been a very long and draining week. But I expected as much going into it. We have been dealing with the MLB Draft nonstop and will continue to work with our guys who were and were not drafted...
I am back home in Hollywood, FL. enjoying a little time off from school and working hard as ever on existing and new business opportunities. If you trust me to read one article, read this one. It is...
This is the fourth interview in an on-going series by Gary Wimsett, Jr., lawyer and MMA enthusiast, about the business of Mixed Martial Arts. In Part I, Gary spoke with Sports Illustrated Senior Contributor,...
This is the fourth interview in an on-going series by Gary Wimsett, Jr., lawyer and MMA enthusiast, about the business of Mixed Martial Arts. In Part I, Gary spoke with Sports Illustrated Senior Contributor,...
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a fairly new sport that has been on the rise all across America and throughout the world. The sport combines many different styles and techniques and allows athletes to display...
I took a short vacation to Key West earlier this week, although as we all know, there is no vacation when you run a company. It was still very enjoyable to get away for a little bit, and I came back...
This is the third interview in an on-going series by Gary Wimsett, Jr., lawyer and MMA enthusiast, about the business of Mixed Martial Arts. In Part I, Gary spoke with Sports Illustrated Senior Contributor,...
I’m struggling to get this post out, but what would SportsAgentBlog.com be without a Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up piece? The 2009 UF Sports Law Symposium was a resounding success. From noon...
Recently, Gary Wimsett, Jr., Esq., an attorney with Flanagan & Marchewka, LLP and an agent with Balefire Representation, an athlete and artist representation agency, conducted a telephone interview...
A major TV network will soon be airing the first ever MMA competition show with an all female cast. The producers for the show titled, MMA Girly Fight, are casting women who are well trained and preferably...
With EliteXC officially out of the fold, what does the current landscape of Mixed Martial Arts fighting look like? How will it affect the looming entrance of sports agents into the mix? Urijah Faber...
I once made an analogy: EliteXC is to the UFC as Showtime is to HBO. That analogy is no longer the case. While many view Showtime as a slightly inferior competitor of HBO, EliteXC is no longer even...
You should have seen this one coming for a while. Late 2007, CAA began representing MMA apparel brand, TapouT, which sponsors over one-hundred MMA fighters. CAA’s main tasks have been to look...