The 20th edition of Ultimate Fight Night aired live on Spike TV on Monday, January 11th from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The event featured a host of TUF alumni including a match between Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz, in addition to the appearances of Amir Sadollah, Efrain Escudero, and Tom Lawler. Attendance The […]
Archives for January 2010
MMAterial Facts (01/12/10)
UFC’S WHITE, FERTITTA DISCUSS DEAL TO SELL 10% STAKE TO FLASH ENTERTAINMENT AP report: UFC sells 10-percent stake to UAE UFC sells 10 percent to Mideast company Abu Dhabi buys stake in Ultimate Fighting Championship WEC exec says much of criticism unwarranted, promotion enjoying continued success UFC Fight Night 20 a sellout with near-record $730,000 […]
White and Fertitta on CNBC
First on CNBC sat down with Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta to talk about the latest financial news concerning Zuffa: the sale of 10% of the company to Abu Dhabi-based Flash Entertainment. Payout Perspective: The 10% share in Zuffa wasn’t directly sold, but rather the existing positions of the Fertitta brothers and White were diluted […]
Update: UFC 108 Attendance and Gate
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has distributed the latest information regarding UFC 108’s gate and attendance figures: Tickets sold: 8,004 Gate: $1, 969, 670 Tickets comped: 4,373 Value of comped: $1,005,000.00 For more coverage on the event, check out MMAPayout.com’s UFC 108: Payout Perspective.
WEC 46 Payout Perspective
Just a few short business notes on WEC 46 including attendance, gate, ratings, payouts, and some of the forward looking story lines coming out of the show. WEC 46 featured a lightweight unification bout between champion Jamie Varner and interim champion Ben Henderson, and a featherweight bout Urijah Faber and Rafael Assuncao. Attendance Reed Harris […]