USA Today is reporting that some of Manny Pacquiao’s guaranteed purse from Saturday’s fight against Timothy Bradley may be taken by the IRS to pay for old tax debts. The fighter is scheduled to make no less than $20 million for his rematch with Bradley. Bad Left Hook reports that both Pacquiao and Bradley will […]
UFC Fight Night 39 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the performance bonuses for today’s UFC Fight Night 39 from Abu Dhabi. Clay Guida, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Ramsey Nijem and Roy Nelson nabbed the $50,000 bonuses. In addition the attendance and gate were announced during the post-UFC press conference. Fight of the Night: Guida-Kawajiri Performance Bonuses – Nijem and Nelson Both Nijem and […]
Wrestlemania XXX Perspective
Welcome to a special look at Wrestlemania XXX which took place at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ultimate Warrior passes away Perhaps the news of the death of Jim Hellwig (aka The Ultimate Warrior) has overshadowed the post-Wrestlemania news. Hellwig was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, made an appearance at Wrestlemania, signed […]
TUF Nations Episode 13: 162,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Fox sources that last night’s season finale of TUF Nations scored an average of 162,000 viewers. The 13th and final episode scored a 0.15 rating among adults 18-49. TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia Episode 1: 371,000 viewers Episode 2: 253,000 viewers Episode 3: 107,000 viewers – FS2 Episode 4: 384,000 […]
Bellator 115 DVR + 3 numbers up slightly: 874,000
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the DVR +3 numbers for last Friday’s Bellator 115 scored a viewer average of 874,000 with a peak of 1,232,000 The ratings which increased based on the DVR viewership reflect a modest increase from the overnight ratings. Of course, the peak viewership did go over 1.2 […]