[scrapper62]

Is there a way to invest in MMA through the stock market? I realize UFC is privately owned. What about MMA gear and clothing apparel like Sprawl, Fairtex,etc? If anyone has any reasonable insight I'd like to hear it. Thanks

[chokingvictim]

Buy shares in the IFL?

Unless you can find another organization that is looking to borrow money for operations, and you have hundreds of thousands of dollars to loan them at better rates than the rest of the market, IFL shares is probably your only option.

[scrapper62]

Thank you. I like the team concept of the IFL, but believe the organization is going to be swallowed by UFC and Pride.

[fullerene]

IFL and EliteXC both have OTB stocks which can be purchased through Etrade, Ameritrade, etc. I think all of the exclusive MMA apparel companies like Tapout and Hunter are private. You could probably invest in companies like Everlast or Harbinger which have product lines for MMA, but they are obviously not exclusive MMA companies.

If you want a more active investment you could try to partner with a local MMA school or promoter--there is more enthusiasm than money in the sport at the local level right now.

[scrapper62]

I'm opening an account with Ameritrade next week. I'm going to diversify and throw some dough into a few MMA related stocks. The sad thing is, I ordered UFC#1 at my house back in the day, followed the sport for years, and may have missed the boat as far as big gains go. Maybe this is the right time to hit though, because it's just broken through to the mainstream.

I just wish there was a way to capitalize on of all of the tapout, Full Contact Fighter, Sprawl, Chute Boxe, and MMA apparel I see out there right now. It's exploding, and some people are making bank.

[johndredd05]

dont waste your money on the public MMA stocks. i cant find elite but IFL stock looks like a joke. there is no way that company is worth 176 million dollars, the whole thing is just a rolling liability. doesnt look like they are doing anything other than burning shareholder equity.

[Teedoh74]

Bet on the underdog, its been paying off real well lately.

[J AveryCrawford]

Station Casinos, I believe the ticker is STN. This is the Fertitta's baby, but has nothing to do with MMA. I'm short biased and mainly focus on futures so don't follow my leads.

[Magooglie]

Buy some IFL stock when it hits 25 cents. Which should be in a few weeks. From there you can either lose everything when it goes under or hold on to the counter notion that the only place to go from 25 cents is up.

[scrapper62]

Hmm? This is interesting. I'm watching Mad Money right now.