MMA Fighting reports on the Bellator press conference held Monday at its headquarters in Newport Beach, California. Among the topics included the price point of the PPV being somewhere between $35 and $45. Rebney indicated that it would be up to the individual distributors of the PPV to decide on the final price point. In […]
The Wrestling Post: WWE Earnings for Q2
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. This time we take a look at the WWE earnings call for its second quarter. The WWE did not meet Wall Street’s forecasts but delivered a profit. For the quarter ending June 30, 2013, total revenues for the WWE increased $10.7 million up 8% from this time […]
Updated ratings for Bellator 97 and Fightmaster Episode 5
Updated Bellator 97 and Fight Master ratings for episode 5 reveal that Bellator 97 peaked with 981,000 viewers and Fight Master was bumped up to 745,000 viewers. Bellator 97 originally drew an average of 679,000 viewers. The DVR +3 rating adjusted to a 707,000 viewer average and it peaked at 981,000 viewers. The fifth episode […]
UFC 163: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 163 which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where Jose Aldo defended his Featherweight title against The Korean Zombie, Chan Sun Jung. Zombie’s shoulder pops out leading to Aldo victory It would have added to the lore and nickname […]
UFC 163 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses for last night’s UFC 163 event taking place in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Bonuses were $50,000 each and the attendance at the HSBC Arena garnered 13,873. The bonuses for the night were as follows: Fight of the Night: Ian McCall-Illiarde Santos Submission of the Night: Sergio Moraes KO […]