The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) recently published an article about the success of the UFC Gym franchise. While the UFC brand connotes an MMA emphasis, the gym has succeeded through expansion and appealing to a wider range of fitness enthusiasts. The UFC Gyms offer kickboxing and martial arts classes with MMA themed decor, but the […]
Mayweather (of course) tops payouts for “The Moment”
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports the fight purses for Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather will make $32 million without factoring other streams of revenue. Mayweather’s opponent, Marcos Maidana will make $1.5 million. Maidan will also receive a portion of the television rights from Argentina and […]
The top televised boxing cards from April 2013-2014
The Sports Business Journal recently put out its “Fight Issue” which gave a rundown on the most-watched boxing matches from April 2013 to April 2014. The top 6 according to the list compiled by SBJ: October 5, 2013 – Miguel Cotto vs. Delvin Rodriguez – HBO – 1.55M September 28, 2013 – Julio Cesar Chavez, […]
TUF 19 Episode 3: 421,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that this past Wednesday’s TUF 19 received an average of 421,000 viewers which reflects a 32% increase from the prior week’s 320,000. It should be noted that the third episode of TUF which featured a guest appearance by Renzo Gracie went up against two NHL Game 7s and […]