Melting down the separation of (MMA) Church and State
The UFC's new aggressive model of sold shows is about to melt down the regulatory barriers for athletic commissions.
The recent UFC 291 PPV event in Salt Lake City, Utah was the perfect encapsulation of years worth of efforts by Endeavor management to completely upend the old ways of doing business. Why spend your own money to run a show when you can spend someone else’s cash?
You wouldn’t likely think of Utah as the first place that comes to mind when…