MMA Fighting reports that Lorenzo Fertitta has announced that the UFC will hold over 40 events in 2014. The number of live events is up from 33 this year as the UFC plans to venture into new markets abroad. In the video (5:48 mark), Ariel Helwani interviews Fertitta and he talks about the plans which […]
Does GSP make $12M a year?
Forbes.com ran an article last week on Georges St. Pierre and how he makes $12 million per year. The article gives a rundown of all of GSPs revenue streams including salary, PPV and sponsorships. According to Forbes, GSP made “roughly $9 million combined from his past two fights” and another $3 million from “endorsements, memorabilia […]
The Wrestling Post: 11.20.13
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. This time we take a look at Wrestlemania’s economic impact on New Jersey and this week’s Total Divas ratings. New Jersey Receives Economic Impact of $101.2M from Wrestlemania The WWE and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced that this year’s Wrestlemania 29 taking place at Met Life […]
Bellator 108: 793,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Bellator 108 scored an average viewership of 793,000 viewers. However, Rampage Jackson’s debut with the company scored a high of 1.1 million viewers with a peak of 1.2. In the main event of the two hour broadcast, Jackson fought Joey Beltran earning a KO in the first […]
UFC 167 Prelims: 998,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that the UFC 167 Prelims scored an average of 998,000 this past Saturday on FS1. It was the highest prelim rating since it moved to FS1 this past August. UFC Prelims on FS1 UFC 164 809,000 UFC 165 722,000 UFC 166 628,000 UFC 167 998,000 Average: 789,250 Payout Perspective: The […]