Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that Miesha Tate will replace an injured Cat Zingano to coach opposite Ronda Rousey on the next edition of The Ultimate Fighter. The announcement on Tuesday came as a surprise to Rousey as she was unaware Zingano was injured. Tate appeared as the replacement coach as filming of the […]
Cain, JDS and Hunt top UFC 160 payroll
MMA Junkie reports the salaries for UFC 160 held this past Saturday in Las Vegas. Not surprising, Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos topped the list with Mark Hunt getting a huge bump in pay. The total payroll as disclosed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission totaled $1,533,000. Via MMA Junkie: Champ Cain Velasquez: $400,000 […]
Wrestlemania 29 PPV buy rate lower than last year
Figure Four Online reported over the weekend that the WWE has officially released its first Wrestlemania 29 buy rate. The worldwide buy rate for this year’s annual event was 1,048,000 which is lower than Wrestlemania 28. The Wrestlemania 28 PPV buy rate was lowered a couple times from an initial 1.3M buys down to somewhere […]
UFC 160: Payout Perpective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 160 at The MGM Grand where Cain Velasquez made quick work of Bigfoot Silva. Same time this year 364 days before Saturday Bigfoot Silva wore the crimson mask and bloodied the Octagon canvas at the hands of Cain. This time, […]
UFC 160 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for Saturday’s UFC 160. Dana White gave the numbers at the post-fight press conference. Attendance at the MGM Grand was 11,089 for a $2.942 million gate. No word on comps or unsold tickets, but as always the Nevada State Athletic Commission will give official numbers later this week. Saturday’s attendance and […]