MMA Junkie reports the salaries for UFC 145 as released by the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. Jon Jones and Rashad Evans were at the top of the $1.2 million payroll. Via MMA Junkie: Champ Jon Jones: $400,000 (no win bonus) def. Rashad Evans: $300,000 Rory MacDonald: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Che Mills: […]
Bellator 66: 103,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 66 ratings received an average of 106,000 viewers last Friday. The ratings are disappointing considering it was headlined by Eddie Alvarez versus Shinya Aoki. The 106,000 viewers is a sharp decrease from last week’s 163,000 viewer average. It is also the third worst average in Bellator/MTV2 history. MMA Junkie suggested […]
UFC 145 Prelims: 1.6 million viewers
TUF Live Episode 7: 1 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that episode 7 of TUF Live airing Friday night received an average of 1 million viewers. The ratings did not receive any bump from the UFC 145 as viewership remained the same from last week. TUF Live Episode 1: 1.28 million viewers TUF Live Episode 2: 1.1 million viewers TUF Live Episode […]
UFC 145: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This time the UFC hit Atlanta for UFC 145 where the much anticipated fight between Rashad Evans and Jon Jones took place. Jones outclasses Evans Did the fight live up to its expectations? Despite the hype, the outcome was never in doubt. Jon Jones dominated Rashad Evans to […]