MMA Junkie reports the final payouts from Bellator 106 on Saturday. Eddie Alvarez was the big winner of the night taking home $160,000. The final salary payroll for the event was $551,500. Via MMA Junkie: Eddie Alvarez: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus) def. Michael Chandler: $95,000 Emanuel Newton: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Muhammed Lawal: $10,000 Daniel […]
Alvarez, Chandler top list of Bellator 106 salary earners
MMA Junkie reports on the salaries that Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez will receive for tonight’s Bellator 106 from Long Beach, California. Chandler will make $80K $95k and another $80K $95K if he wins. Alvarez will make $95K $80K and another $95K $80K if he wins in his return to the company. Other notable salaries as reported by […]
Rebney rings NASDAQ “closing bell”
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney rang the “closing bell” today at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York’s Time Square. The PR photo op comes two days before Bellator’s biggest event across the country in Long Beach, California. In addition to Rebney’s appearance at the NASDAQ, Bellator plastered Times Square with the Chandler-Alvarez promotion today. Looking good […]
TUF 18 Episode 9: 452,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that Episode 9 of TUF 18 received a viewer average of only 452,000 viewers. It is the lowest output for this season. 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 Payout Perspective: Last week’s […]
UFC 165 and 166 PPV buys disappoint
MMA Fighting reports that UFC 165 and UFC 166 PPV buys are lower than expected. The poor showings are disappointing as the UFC expected to finish strong to end the year. According to Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting, UFC 165 did somewhere between 300,000 and 325,000 PPV buys. Numbers have not been released for UFC […]