MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Saturday night’s UFC 192 Prelims drew an average of 749,000 viewers with a peak of 883,000. It represents a 12% increase from UFC 191. The feature of the prelims was Yair Rodriguez defeating Daniel Hooker. It also included several other entertaining fights including Sage Northcutt’s fight […]
UFC 192: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition, we take a look at UFC 192 taking place from Houston’s Toyota Center where Daniel Cormier took on Alexander Gustafsson in DC’s first title defense of his Light Heavyweight title. DC wins split decision against Gus Clearly, it was the most entertaining fight of the […]
Rousey to guest host SportsCenter Wednesday
Ronda Rousey will become the first-ever female athlete to guest host SportsCenter as announced by ESPN through a company press release. Rousey will co-host the 6pm ET show Wednesday (October 7th) with Lindsy Czarniak. 2013 was the first year that ESPN started having guest hosts for SportsCenter. Rousey is becoming a mainstream magnet as she […]
Potential flaw in new UFC lawsuit in New York
A new wrinkle may surface in the quest to legalize professional MMA in New York. With a new lawsuit filed by the UFC, a preliminary injunction request filed to hold an event this April, a nuanced detail may trip up the legal strategy. In its new court filings, the UFC indicates that it has licensed […]
11 days after Deadspin article, UFC responds
The UFC provided an official response to the Deadspin article written by Josh Gross which reported that the UFC may have known that Vitor Belfort had been using synthetic testosterone. According to the Deadspin article, an email erroneously sent by Zuffa to fight managers and others with Belfort’s drug test results prior to his title […]