MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 175. Notably, the gate for Saturday’s event fell slightly short of the estimated $5 million gate. The numbers announced at the post-fight press conference had the attendance at 10,044 for a gate of $4.4 million. As always, no comps were released. Notably, UFC 170, which […]
PPV History – Looking at UFC 175 headliners Weidman and Rousey
As we await Saturday’s UFC 175, let’s take a look at the headliners and their PPV history. Chris Weidman Despite Ronda Rousey’s popularity, it’s Weidman that is on top of the marquee Saturday when he faces Lyoto Machida. Weidman’s PPV and gate numbers have been impressive in his last two outings. Of course, those two fights […]
Fans must vote for Pettis to be on Wheaties box
Anthony “Showtime” Pettis is one of several athletes vying for the cover of a Wheaties box. Announced a couple days ago, the Wheaties sponsorship includes this campaign which will have Pettis asking fans to vote for him. Via Wheaties press release: For the first time in the 80-year history of the brand, Wheaties will offer […]
Gate for UFC 175 estimated to hit $5M
Sonnen remains on Metamoris 4 card
Metamoris has issued a statement concerning Chael Sonnen. Despite failing two drug tests, the organization will allow him to remain in his match against Andre Galvao. We are not cutting Chael Sonnen from the Metamoris 4 card on August 9th. Why not? Because we don’t currently test for PED’s and we are not an MMA […]