Bellator 146 drew an average viewership of 650,000 viewers Friday night on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings. The ratings reflect an increase from its last non-tentpole event. UPDATED 11/24/2015: per Nielsen sources, the peak for the event on Friday was 867,000. Bellator 144 drew an average viewership of 555,000 viewers. Friday’s event which featured […]
UFC evolves as media company
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports on the UFC and its operations as a media organization. The write-up reflects the evolution of the UFC’s production to promote itself. The article indicates that the company has 85 full-time employees including 15 at offices overseas that are dedicated to in-house production operations. The UFC saves 35 percent of […]
UFC Fight Night 78 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 78 on FS1. The event drew 10,410 fans at the Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Mexico. No live gate was announced. The event was lower than the two other events the company held in UFC. Both UFC 180 (21,000) and UFC 188 (21,036) […]
Canelo-Cotto payouts and update on tickets
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fights Miguel Cotto on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Nevada State Athletic Commission has divulged the purses for Saturday’s event. Cotto will make at least $15 million while Alvarez will make $ 5 million. Nevada commission reports guarantees of $15 million for @RealMiguelCotto and […]
UFC 193 estimated at over 1M PPV buys, second best ever per Fertitta
UFC 193 is on track to be the second-largest PPV in company history according to Lorenzo Fertitta. In speaking with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports Fertitta indicated that it was currently tracking third but would finish behind only UFC 100. UFC 100 drew 1.6 million viewers in July 2009. Fertitta confirmed that UFC 193 sold […]