Editing Ultimate Fighting Championship (section)

==Anti-piracy efforts==
UFC has been one of the largest and most aggressive spenders among anti-piracy political [[Lobbying|lobbyists]] in the United States since the end of the 2000s.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/mma/post/2012-05-18/ufc-among-sports-big-spenders-with-dc-lobbyists/697054/1 | work=USA Today | title=Updated monthly | date=2012-05-18}}</ref> One thing in particular that sets them apart from other sports leagues is that, in addition to supporting efforts of stricter piracy laws, they have also on numerous occasions gone after selected individuals in addition to pirate hosting websites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://combatsportslaw.com/2014/03/10/zuffa-v-piracy-expensive-lessons-in-summarydefault-judgements/|title=Zuffa v. Piracy – Expensive Lessons in Default Judgement|work=Combat Sports Law|date=March 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/3/13/2868272/ufc-piracy-legal-zuffa-streaming|title=UFC Taking Action Against Individuals Who Illegally Stream Events|first=Brent|last=Brookhouse|date=March 13, 2012|work=Bloody Elbow}}</ref> Some of the most notable cases have included, a well publicized lawsuit with [[Justin.tv]] in 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/01/21/ufc-sues-justin-tv-says-50-000-people-viewed-ufc-121-illegally|title=UFC Sues Justin.tv, Says 50,000 People Viewed UFC 121 Illegally|first=Michael David|last=Smith|date=January 21, 2011|work=MMA Fighting}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/pirates-beware-zuffa-files-lawsuit-against-justin-tv-for-alleged-illegal-ufc-video-uploading|title=Pirates Beware! Zuffa Files Lawsuit Against Justin.tv For Alleged Illegal UFC Video Uploading|work=Cdn.mmaweekly.com|date=January 21, 2011 |access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmamania.com/2012/3/22/2893430/ufc-lawsuit-justin-tv-not-guilty-internet-piracy-online-video-stream-sopa|title=Courts find Justin.tv not guilty of 'stealing cable' in lawsuit filed by UFC|first=Jesse|last=Holland|date=March 22, 2012|work=MMAmania.com}}</ref> and a $32 million settlement involving a New York man in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/mma-ufc/ufc-targets-new-york-man-crackdown-piracy|title=UFC targets New York man in crackdown on piracy|first=Alan|last=Snel|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=June 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/haymaker/zuffa-reaches-settlement-in-32-million-lawsuit-against-ppv-pirate-091214|title=Zuffa reaches settlement in $32 million lawsuit against PPV pirate|work=FOX Sports}}</ref>

UFC has always maintained the stance that the large amounts of illegal streams of their events causes massive financial losses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bjpenn.com/ufc-confirms-theyre-losing-millions-from-piracy/|title=UFC Confirms They're Losing Millions From Piracy – BJPenn.com UFC Fight News & Videos|work=- BJPenn.com UFC Fight News & Videos|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225044638/http://www.bjpenn.com/ufc-confirms-theyre-losing-millions-from-piracy/|archive-date=2014-12-25}}</ref> In response to having such a stringent stance it has been extremely controversial and has caused a number of debates within the mixed martial arts community on its effectiveness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120320/10225718173/ufc-makes-awful-decision-to-sue-some-its-biggest-fans.shtml|title=UFC Makes The Awful Decision To Sue Some Of Its Biggest Fans|work=Techdirt.|date=March 22, 2012 }}</ref> As a result, the UFC began experimenting on an online subscription model known as UFC Fight Pass in 2014. It is unclear how beneficial the service has been since its emphasis has been largely minimal next to UFC's partnership with [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and noticeable decline in average PPV buyrates, highlighted by the [[Standard & Poor's|S&P]] downgrading [[Zuffa]]'s credit rating in late 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/10/12/6965831/standard-poors-downgrades-zuffa-credit-rating-after-rough-2014|title=Standard & Poors downgrades Zuffa credit rating after rough 2014|first=Zane|last=Simon|date=October 12, 2014|work=Bloody Elbow}}</ref>