Maximum Fighting Championships has signed a one year deal with Canadian sports network, TSN according to the Edmonton Sun. The article reports that TSN approached MFC owner Mark Pavelich as the network wanted an MMA property for its network. TSN (The Sports Network) is Canada’s leading English language sports tv channel. It appears that MFC […]
Jones vs. Machida set for UFC 140
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones will defend his title next against former champ Lyoto Machida at UFC 140 on December 10th. Dana White announced the fight via twitter. The fight comes as news spread that Rashard Evans injured his hand in training. Once again, Evans is shelved and misses out on another title shot. […]
UFC offers off-beat promo for 136: “The Great Debate”
The UFC offers a unique promo hyping the third meeting between Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard this weekend. Its not the usual fight hype video as it pokes fun of January’s draw. (H/t: MMA Mania) Payout Perspective: Perhaps the UFC is trying something new that it may use when it starts promoting for Fox? Its […]
UFC on Versus 6: Payout Perspective
Welcome to a Payout Perspective of UFC on Versus 6. The event, coming from Washington D.C. this past Saturday, featured Dominick Cruz defending his Bantamweight title against Demetrious Johnson. Ratings MMA Junkie reported that an average of 729,000 viewers watched UFC on Versus 6 this past Saturday night. The average drew higher than UFC on […]
Bellator 52: 269,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 52 received its second highest ratings ever on MTV2 with an average of 269,000 viewers. The numbers show an increase of 70 percent from last week’s performance. Via MMA Junkie: The Bellator 52 broadcast peaked between 9:30 and 9:45 p.m. ET with 345,000 viewers. Additionally, an immediate replay of the […]