The UFC sold an estimated 8 million PPVs in 2009, which breaks the organization’s previous record of 6.2 million that was set in the calendar year of 2008. More information inside.
Archives for December 2009
Kruck Talks MMA Wagering in Vegas
HDNet’s Ron Kruck reveals that mixed martial arts accounts for only 1% of the estimated $2.5 billion in legal sports wagers in the United States, but that MMA betting handles are already starting to increase as the result of the sports sizable growth in the last five years. Payout Perspective: The potential for the growth […]
Fighters Only Going Global in 2010
Chris Knox of NeBusiness.co.uk writes of the Fighters Only success story and what looks to be a very promising 2010 for the MMA magazine founded in the UK. Rob Hewitt turned his love of competitive fighting into a fully-fledged business in 2005, when he launched Fighters Only magazine in Newcastle with the aim of providing […]
Pacquiao Planning to Sue Mayweather
Dan Rafael of ESPN.com is reporting that Manny Pacquiao is planning to file a defamation lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Mayweather Sr., and Golden Boy Promotions. What began as an apparent simple disagreement between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. over how to handle drug testing for their megafight — tentatively […]
Overeem Committed to K-1 Until Early April
Steven Marrocco of MMAWeekly sheds some interesting light on the fighting and contract status of Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem: In January, the promotion secured Overeem to a one-year, three-fight deal, obligating him to a return in lieu of an informal talent-sharing agreement with K-1 that saw him snag the title in November 2007. […]