Less than three weeks before Bellator’s first PPV, a report states that only 1,700 tickets have been sold for the event at the Long Beach Convention Center. The arena can hold up to 13,500. MMA Junkie’s John Morgan tweeted the news of the poor ticket sales. Bloody Elbow reported that the price point may be […]
Recent surveys reveal interesting info with UFC audience
The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) reported some recent findings from a compilation of surveys which compared the UFC with other major sports properties. It provided some reasons why certain sponsors partner with the UFC. The survey indicated that UFC fans are the most likely to have purchased consumer electronics in the past 12 months. […]
UFC sponsor talks about obstacles of putting its logo on fighters
MMA Junkie reports on the obstacles companies have in sponsoring UFC fighters. Hans Molenkamp talked about his company, Triumph United, and the sponsorship market. Molenkamp talked about the evolution of sponsoring fighters and the reason why fighters like Cole Miller are finding it harder to earn money on sponsors. He also addressed the UFC’s role […]
Arum predicts PPV buys for Marquez-Bradley
Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Timothy Bradley takes on Juan Manuel Marquez on HBO PPV via Top Rank. Bob Arum recently indicated some PPV predictions including the one for this fight which is priced at $64.95 (HD). Arum speaking to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports and Ryan Burton of […]
UFC 164 salaries: Heavyweights top payroll
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from August’s UFC 164 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Frank Mir and Josh Barnett topped the payroll of over $1.1 million. Via MMA Junkie: Anthony Pettis: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Benson Henderson: $110,000 Josh Barnett: $160,000 (no win bonus) def. Frank Mir: $200,000 Chad Mendes: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus) […]