Archive - The MMA Draw Newsletter

There will never be another Jordan Breen

Saying my piece about the late MMA media pioneer.

Jun 5 •

UFC Marketing Partner Closely Linked to Convicted 'King of Coke'?

Rudy Silva just got sentenced to 17+ years for drug trafficking. For years he claimed to be associated with Jocko Willink's Victory MMA gym. Was he?

Mar 19 •

In Praise of GOAT UFC Shill, Kevin Iole

The truth hurts, which is why Kevin avoided it.

Jul 1 •

Amazon Exiting ONE FC Deal?

A Strategic Shift in Combat Sports Streaming

Jun 4 •

Blake “Axe” Avignon

Turki triggers turmoil for TKO by cutting Dana White out of Canelo-Crawford

Did TKO get burned even more badly than it appears?

May 22 •

Napoleon Blownapart, MMA's wild man of history & documentaries

The wise-cracking, fraud-exposing, combat comedic absurdist strikes gold.

Mar 25 •

Jon Jones exposed Dana White's impotence over TKO's UFC

A huge loss of face & a fitting conclusion under Ari Emanuel's UFC ownership.

Jun 23 •

How much life cycle is left for UFC's current audience?

If demography is destiny, when will today's MMA fan lose interest?

Mar 20 •

UFC fans unsatisfied as Endeavor execs are showered in cash

The take-private deal transforms TKO's owner into WME Group as angry fans are primed to mutiny if they ever figure out where their money goes

Mar 27 •

PFL is in litigation wars with multiple sponsors

Rich Energy USA, NXT LVL, Bravago, Millions.co, and more targeted. What happened?

Apr 30 •

Report: UFC PPV numbers 'are way way down since ESPN deal started'

The NY Post's Erich Richter reports that things are much worse between the UFC & ESPN than previously known

Mar 15 •

TKO’s media rights minefield

Why the UFC’s future is more uncertain than it looks

May 27 •

Blake “Axe” Avignon

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