MMA Junkie reports that Saturday night’s Strikeforce event on Showtime garnered an average of 571,000 viewers with a peak of 778,000. It was the fourth highest rated Strikeforce-Showtime show ever. The list of the top five Strikeforce-Showtime shows as compiled by MMA Junkie: “Strikeforce: Silva vs. Fedor” (February 2011): 741,000 viewers “Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum” […]
Salaverry offers MMA instruction via phone app
MMA Weekly reports that former UFC middleweight Ivan Salaverry has produced a dedicated phone app showing MMA instruction. The app is available on Itunes and is free to download with additional content going for an introductory price point of $2.99. The app includes Salaverry instruction on the basics of MMA fighting to his signature move, […]
Nike, Brazil soccer club announce sponsorships with Silva
Sherdog reports that Anderson Silva will be sponsored by Nike and Brazilian soccer club, Corinthians Paulista, at UFC 134 in Rio. The two new sponsors add to the Spider’s total for the big event in Brazil on August 27th. The Nike deal was confirmed by Nike Brazil Director of Sports Marketing Luis Alexandre although terms of […]
Strikeforce Challengers 17 comps most of tickets for Vegas debut
MMA Weekly reports that 1,876 fans attended the Strikeforce Challengers 17 event held on July 22nd for a total gate of $42,987. Of the 1,876 attendees, 1,418 were comped tickets for the fights at The Pearl at The Palms Resort in Las Vegas. Via MMA Weekly: Strikeforce Challengers 17 pulled in a crowd of 1,876 […]
“Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson” – 8,311 attendance and $638K live gate
MMA Junkie reports that 8,311 fans attended Saturday night’s Strikeforce event for a gate of $638,470. The event took place at the Sears Centre Arena outside of Chicago. Via MMA Junkie: This year’s Chicago-area show featured a heavyweight headliner between MMA legends Dan Henderson and Emelianenko. Thanks largely to that super-fight, most tickets were sold […]