CHICAGO (October 20, 2009) — Bellator Fighting Championships will broadcast its second and third seasons on FOX Sports Net, NBC and Telemundo through a unique and landscape-altering alliance. Bellator’s first-of-its-kind, tournament-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion will be available nationwide for 24 weeks in 2010 to 112 million homes through NBC, 82 million homes through […]
Archives for October 2009
MMAPayout.com PPV Predictor
MMAPayout.com is pleased to announce it will be introducing the newest version of its PPV predictor in next week’s UFC 104: Payout Perspective. This version of the PPV predictor will make use of regression analysis across two different variables (Spike’s Countdown to UFC viewership & UFC live-gate revenue) in order to come up with an initial, statistically-supported estimate of UFC buyrates. Then, […]
SBJ: Comcast-DirecTV Fight Could Help Versus
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports in this week’s issue that the on-going carriage battle between Comcast and DirecTV could actually help Versus get back onto the satellite provider in the next few months. Comcast and DirecTV are engaged in a series of RSN carriage battles that potentially could help the Comcast-owned Versus […]
Zuffa to Hold Seminars for Fighters
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Observer reported in last week’s edition that Zuffa is planning to hold a seminar for all of its contracted fighters sometime in November: The company is going to be bringing all the fighters under contract in (about 250 in all) for a series of seminars in November. The seminars are […]
UFC May Sell Ownership Stake
Dana White recently sat down with Bloomberg TV to discuss the financial progress of the UFC over the last few years. Some interesting things came out the interview: The Fertittas and White (holding 90% and 10% of Zuffa, respecitvely) are open to selling a 10-15% silent stake in the company. White estimates that anywhere between 35-45% of the UFC […]