Tickets are still available for Saturday’s UFC 174 taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia. According to online ticket search engine SeatGeek, tickets on the secondary market are one of the cheapest in 4 years. With an average resale price of $175, UFC 174 is 9th cheapest ticket on the secondary market since 2010. In comparison, the […]
TUF 19 Episode 9: 445,000
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Wednesday’s 9th episode of TUF 19 received a viewership of 445,000. The rating is a slight decrease from the prior week. The same night replay at 1pm ET received a viewership of 162,000 viewers which doubled the average audience from the prior week’s replay. Episode 1 […]
UFC to sponsor amateur event in New York
According to a New York newspaper, the UFC will be sponsoring an amateur MMA event at the Liberty Games in New York State. MMA Payout was able to contact Ron McEvilly, the Empire States Sports Council Martial Arts Director and owner of Tigon Academy, LLC in Watervliet, New York. He is the sports chair for […]
Bellator makes rule change
Bellator announced that it will now allow former Bellator Tournament winners the opportunity to fight in a world title fight without the need to fight in its tournament according to a company release this morning. Via Bellator press release: “Just like we’ve done since day one, any fighter who wins The Toughest Tournament in Sports […]
Noisy Withdrawal: Sonnen retires, Belfort out of UFC 175
After failing a drug test that left him out of UFC 175 and having his say about the NSAC random drug test, Chael Sonnen announced his retirement on Fox Sports 1. In addition, Vitor Belfort will no longer be fighting on the UFC 175 card. Sonnen’s retirement announcement can be seen here. In addition, Belfort […]