MMA Fighting reports that the New York Senate has passed a bill that would legalize MMA in the state. It now faces the task of having it pass the General Assembly, a hurdle that it has failed to accomplish despite several years of heavy lobbying. UFC women’s bantamweight Alexis Davis made the rounds in Albany […]
UFC Fight Night 40: 655,000 viewers; Post-fight coverage does well
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 40 received an average viewership of 655,000. In addition, UFC’s post-fight coverage Saturday night on Fox Sports Live had one of its highest rated shows on FS1. The ratings reflect a 2% increase from the last live event on FS1, the UFC TUF […]
Bellator 119: 511K; Mo v. Rampage program: 460K
MMA Payout has learned that Friday night’s Bellator 119 received an average viewership of 511,000 with a peak of 666,000 viewers. In addition, the shoulder programming for Bellator’s first PPV featuring King Mo vs. Rampage scored an average viewership of 460,000 viewers on Monday night. The Mo/Rampage shoulder programming rating was in line with Rampage’s […]
Pacquiao-Bradley II: 750K-800K PPV buys
ESPN reports the PPV rate for the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley received between 750,000 and 800,000 buys. The estimated buy rate was a “disappointment” according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. The ESPN article noted that HBO did not produce a formal release but did confirm that the event generated $49 million […]
Brown tops UFC Fight Night 40 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from UFC Fight Night 40 this past Saturday. Main eventer Matt Brown topped the modest salary payroll of $680,000. Via MMA Junkie: Matt Brown: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus) def. Erick Silva: $22,000 Constantinos Philippou: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Lorenz Larkin: $28,000 Daron Cruickshank: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) […]