The U.S. Marines announced that it will not extend its sponsorship of the UFC via ESPN’s Josh Gross (and Stripes.com). The sponsorship with the UFC ended November 30th and the budget for its sponsorship have been assigned elsewhere according to Major John Caldwell, a spokesman for Marine Corps Recruiting Command. According to Maj. Caldwell via […]
Pacquiao-Marquez IV: 1.15M PPV buys
Dan Rafael of ESPN reports that the fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez earned over 1.15 million PPV buys. Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum confirmed the numbers to ESPN and HBO did not dispute Arum’s projection. Despite “fan fatigue” for the fourth fight between the two and an admitted slow promotion, Top Rank promoter […]
TUF 16 Finale payouts
MMA Fighting reports the salaries for the TUF 16 Finale. Mike Pyle was the top earner of the night as he earned $78,000. Via MMA Fighting: Roy Nelson ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Matt Mitrione ($12,000) Colton Smith ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000) def. Mike Ricci ($8,000) Pat Barry ($22,000 + $22,000 =$44,000) def. Shane del Rosario ($20,000) […]
Bellator 83 receives only 105K viewers
MMA Junkie reports that this Friday’s Bellator 83 ratings received a disappointing 105,000 viewer average. The ratings are the second lowest in Bellator history on MTV2. The low ratings can be attributed to the abrupt cancellation of the main event between Shahbulat Shamhalev and Rad Martinez after officials discovered Shamhalev vomiting backstage prior to the […]
UFC on FX 6 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports that Friday’s UFC event, UFC on FX 6 had 5,133 attendees for a gate of $900,000. Bonuses were $40,000 each although there were no submissions of the night on the card. Bonuses for the “TUF” The Smashes Finale were as follows: Fight of the Night: Cody Donovan and Nick Penner Submission of […]