3 posts and columns on UFC

“Ultimate Fighting” Eyeing New Prey: A Cable Network

in Media on June 9, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Ultimate Fighting Championship, which pits boxers and martial-arts specialists against each other in bloody bouts, is in talks to acquire control of its own cable network, said people familiar with the matter, as it seeks a more direct relationship with the sport’s growing fan base.

YouTube Yawns at Letterman’s Extortion Story

in Media on October 3, 2009 at 8:16 am PT

In certain circles, David Letterman’s extortion/adultery story is huge news. On YouTube? It’s overshadowed by an “Ultimate Fighter” match.
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THQ: Is the Stock Now Too Cheap?

in News on March 4, 2009 at 12:40 pm PT

Have THQ shares gotten too cheap? That’s the underlying question in a research note this morning from Citigroup’s Brent Thill. On the surface, he hardly sounds positive. The company’s upcoming UFC 2009 Undisputed has been generating a good amount of buzz in the gaming community around its spring release, and its game, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, is selling well, but Thill still maintains a hold rating on the company’s stock.