MMA Weekly reports via twitter that Seattle’s UFC Fight Night was a sellout of over 14,212 with a gate of $1,182,850. The draw was the most out of any UFC Fight Nights. The event was scheduled to house 8,000 but increased demand had the UFC open the upper bowl of the KeyArena. On Friday, the UFC released […]
UFC Fight Night Seattle Weigh-Ins
MMA Payout had the chance to go to the UFC Weigh-Ins at the KeyArena in Seattle. A fairly good turnout for a sunny afternoon in Seattle. Outside KeyArena in Seattle. Live at the Weigh-Ins. UFC Visa Card The Seattle Times had three articles for this week’s Fight Night including Dan Hardy’s visit to Bruce Lee’s […]
Top Rank consolidating Pacquiao’s management team
The Sports Business Journal had an interesting front page piece in this week’s edition about Manny Pacquiao authorizing his promotion, Top Rank, to handle sponsorship and endorsement deals. There has been so much disorganization in the Pacquiao camp as to the point person on business deals that many corporate sponsors could not arrange deals with […]
Bellator 37 ratings: 173,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 37 ratings dropped down to 173,000 viewers on MTV2 last Saturday night. Although the lowest ratings of the three showings on MTV2, it faced stiff competition against NCAA tournament basketball and the UFC 128 PPV. Via MMA Junkie: Bellator’s season-four first-run ratings include: Bellator 35 ratings: 200,000 viewers Bellator 36 […]
Dana White web chat with Seattletimes.com
Dana White participated in a web chat Wednesday on the Seattle Times web site. The chat was a part of promoting this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Seattle. White discussed many topics including some interesting business issues: – White expected the Seattle show to be about 8,000 in attendance but now about 14,000 tickets have […]