Crooklyn’s Corner 24: Combat Sports Finance Chat with John Nash

Welcome to Crooklyn’s Corner, the podcast that’s basically a hodgepodge of topics focused on the combat sports and entertainment community. The show will feature…

By: Stephie Haynes | 1 year ago
Crooklyn’s Corner 24: Combat Sports Finance Chat with John Nash
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Welcome to Crooklyn’s Corner, the podcast that’s basically a hodgepodge of topics focused on the combat sports and entertainment community. The show will feature special interviews, fantasy matchmaking/analysis and whatever else we can come up with to keep our listeners steeped in fresh and engaging content. The show is hosted by Stephie Haynes and airs when needed to fill gaps in our Bloody Elbow Presents podcast network.

June M. Williams

Here is a summary of the topics discussed or questions asked. Time stamps won’t always be available as our conversations tend to be very fluid and bounce back & forth frequently. As always, I hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as we enjoyed recording it.

EPISODE 24 (with combat sports finance expert John Nash)

  • Thoughts on Dana White’s claims that UFC fighters are more financially secure than boxers
  • Fighting out a UFC contract without renegotiating a new one
  • Morgan Stanley’s upgrade of UFC stock and what “overweight” means
  • The giant boom in UFC sponsorship in 2021—is it because the UFC capitalized on the Covid crisis?
  • Thoughts on Crypto and why the UFC is cashing in with sponsorship
  • Why Covid helped the UFC have a record year financially
  • Updates on the antitrust suit

*Note: This episode was taped just before Christmas

Throughout the 2021-2022 holiday UFC break we will continue to bring you podcast content every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday minimum, more days if we can. Watch for shows likeCrooklyn’s Corner’, ‘Show Money’, more from The MMA Depressed-us’,6th Round Retro’, maybe even a guest podcast episode or two of The Eugene S. Robinson Show Stomper!’ — among others! On behalf of all of our crew on the entire Bloody Elbow Presents Podcast Network Team, have a safe and happy Holiday Season & be sure to stay tuned!

If you enjoy our show, give us a shout out in the comments here on Bloody Elbow, or give us a “like”, share & subscribe over on whichever BE Presents Podcast Channel happens to be your listening platform of choice: SoundCloud, YouTube, iTunes & Apple TV, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, OverCast, or Player FM, & Amazon Music – While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to Bloody Elbow Presents; that way you’ll always be the first to get all of BE’s daily MMA offerings. For previous episodes of the show, check out our playlists on all of our BE Presents channels.

Happy New Year’s From the Entire Bloody Elbow Presents Podcast Network Crew to You!
June M. Williams

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Stephie Haynes
Stephie Haynes

Stephie Haynes has been covering MMA since 2005. She has also worked for MMA promotion Proelite and apparel brand TapouT. She hosted TapouT’s official radio show for four years before joining Bloody Elbow in 2012. She has interviewed everyone there is to interview in the fight game from from Dana White to Conor McGregor to Kimbo Slice, as well as mainstream TV, film and music stars including Norman Reedus, RZA and Anthony Bourdain. She has been producing the BE podcast network since 2017 and hosts four of its current shows.

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