The Sports Business Journal reports on Fox’s promotion in anticipation of the big debut of the UFC on Fox Saturday night. Notably, Lorenzo Fertitta stated that Zuffa will lose money Saturday night as it is virtually giving away an estimated $10-15 million PPV payday. The UFC hopes that Saturday night’s fight will create “100,000 new […]
UFC 138: gate, attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports that attendance for UFC 138 drew 10,823 for a gate of $1.5 million. In the main event, Mark Munoz stopped Chris Leben due to a cut after two rounds. According to the report, without an athletic commission governing, the figures will not be verified by an independent party. In addition to the […]
WWE announces third quarter earnings
The WWE announced its 3rd quarter earnings this past Thursday in a conference call hosted by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and other WWE executives. Despite beating analysts expectations for Q3 earnings, net income for WWE fell to $10.6 million vs. $14.3 million in 2010. The WWE announced that revenues totaled $108.5 million as opposed to […]
TUF 14 episode 7: 1.5 million viewers
Wednesday night’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter garnered an average of 1.5 million viewers. The seventh episode of TUF 14 obtained a 1.1 overall household rating according to an email sent by Spike officials. Via MMA Junkie: Wednesday’s episode, which concluded the season’s quarterfinal round, scored an overall 1.1 household rating, as well as a […]
UFC Primetime on Fox scores 2 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Fox’s first showing of UFC programming, UFC Primetime: Velassquez vs. dos Santos, received an average of 2 million viewers for a 1.3 household rating. Via MMA Junkie: The one-hour special, which was the first significant UFC programming on the FOX network, scored a 0.98 rating among men 18-49 and a 0.99 […]