MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 57’s main card drew an average of 903,000 viewers. In addition, the prelims had a considerable jump to 777,000 viewers. The main card featured a Frankie Edgar-Cub Swanson feature with Edgar getting the submission in the 5th round. The event peaked […]
The Wrestling Post – 11.24.14
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. In this post, TNA finds a new TV deal and New Japan comes to America. TNA finds its Destination Last week, TNA Wrestling announced a multi-year TV deal with Destination America. TNA ends it run with Spike TV at the end of the year. Destination America, which […]
UFC Fight Night 57 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the UFC Fight Night 57 attendance, gate and bonuses. Frankie Edgar, Oleksiy Oliynyk, Paige VanZant and Kailin Curran all earned $50,000 bonuses for their work on Saturday. VanZant and Curran earned Fight of the Night while Edgar and Oliynyk earned Performance of the Night bonuses. Edgar won for his late 5th round […]
With Pacquiao fight Saturday, ongoing question of whether PPVs are sustainable
With Manny Pacquiao returning to PPV Saturday night, the standard question of whether PPVs are worth it surfaced. In a Newsday column published this week, there are quotes from both boxing and UFC executives which address the question of PPV as a viable platform. The conclusion appears to be that it takes a big event […]
Senator Reid denies parts of SOPA attached to NSA reform bill at request of UFC
Tech news web site Techdirt reported earlier this week that Nevada Senator Harry Reid is attempting to attach a portion of the Stop Online Piracy Act to the USA Freedom Act as a favor to the UFC. Although the bill did not pass, there has been some criticism of Reid for “coat-tailing.” Essentially, Reid attempted […]