Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we look at the UFC’s return to Brazil in which Jose Aldo defended his featherweight title against Chad Mendes. Aldo finishes Mendes and celebrates in crowd Jose Aldo’s explosive power was on display as a knee coming out of a clench ended Chad Mendes’ title shot. […]
UFC 142 Prelims on FX: 880,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that FX’s first prelim show for UFC 142 scored 880,000 viewers. According to MMA Junkie, the viewership number is smaller than any of the “UFC Prelims” on Spike TV but beats out all three specials aired on ION Television. As MMA Supremacy points out, “UFC Prelims” never dipped under 1 million viewers […]
Munoz out, Bisping in for UFC on Fox 2
MMA Junkie reports that Mark Munoz is out of the UFC on Fox 2 co-main event with Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping will step in. ESPN’s Josh Gross tweeted that Munoz injured his elbow and will require surgery. Originally, Bisping was set to face Demian Maia on the same card. Maia will now face Chris […]
SOPA protests has web going dark
Major web sites including Craigslist, Wikipedia and Reddit went dark starting on midnight January 18th in protest over the controversial Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA). The United States Senate will vote on the bill starting January 24th. The anti-piracy legislation is supported by many media, labor and manufacturing companies as it is seen as a […]
UFC postpones Montreal event
The Canadian Press reported that the UFC has delayed a show slated for Montreal in March. The UFC cited scheduling issues and a desire to deliver a “championship card” for the postponement. There was never a formal announcement by the UFC of the Montreal March event although fights had been scheduled for the date. Montreal will […]