Late last week, the last round of briefing in its motions for summary judgment have been filed by the parties in the Zuffa lawsuit in New York. Both sides made its final arguments to the Court in hopes of prevailing on summary judgment. The parties filed its reply briefs which address arguments made by the […]
UFC Fight Night: 911K; Bellator 123: 667K
The overnight audience numbers from Friday’s UFC and Bellator shows have come in and are in line with the initial ratings we brought to you on Saturday. The UFC drew 911,000 viewers for its main card while Bellator MMA drew 667,000 viewers. In addition, the 3 hour UFC Prelims preceding the UFC Fight Night 50 […]
UFC offers discount for stream issues
UFC Fight Pass experienced streaming issues on Saturday night during the Invicta 8 live event. As a result, the UFC is offering a 10% discount on any 2014 PPV if you order via UFC.tv. It was the first time that UFC Fight Pass streamed a live fight event for Invicta. Recently, Fight Pas began streaming […]
Ortiz-Bonnar promo launches fight announcement
Bellator MMA announced its first big event under the Scott Coker regime with Tito Ortiz facing Stephan Bonnar on Saturday, November 15th. The event was promoted on Friday’s Bellator 123 telecast with an in ring promo that was reminiscent of pro wrestling. The Bonnar-Ortiz segment can be seen here. It features a man in a […]
UFC edges Bellator on Friday night
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that the main card for UFC Fight Night 50 outdrew Bellator 123’s main card this past Friday. The two promotions held events in Connecticut and were virtually competing head to head against each other on their respective home networks. UFC Fight Night 50 drew 0.54 rating on FS1 […]