MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Wednesday’s TUF episode 12 received an average viewership of 510,000. The viewership was down from last week’s episode. TUF 18 Episodes Episode 1: 762,000 viewers Episode 2: 870,000 viewers Episode 3: 639,000 viewers Episode 4: 778,000 viewers Episode 5: 640,000 viewers Episode 6: 725,000 viewers Episode 7: 672,000 viewers Episode 8: 476,000 viewers Episode 9: 452,000 viewers […]
New study reveals $68 million economic impact with MMA in New York
Newsday reports on a new study provided by the UFC on Thursday which reveals that the legalization of MMA in New York State would result in a $68 million economic impact within the state. The new findings from a study commissioned by the UFC reveal that the state’s potential economic benefit is 3 times the amount […]
Over 40 live events in 2014 according to Fertitta
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 […]