MMA Junkie reports the release of the official numbers from the Colorado State Boxing Commission for WEC 51 held September 30th. 3,791 fans attended with a live gate or $191,620. The average revenue per ticket issued was $50.55. The event was the first-ever in Colorado. Payout Perspective: The numbers are better than WEC 50, but […]
Zuffa sues British PPV pirate
The Las Vegas Sun (H/t Bloody Elbow) reports that Zuffa filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court of Nevada on Friday against a British man, Daniel Wallace, for illegally streaming UFC PPVs over the internet. The UFC has filed a temporary restraining order prohibiting Wallace’s website, livevss.tv (associated with livevss.net), from streaming this Saturday’s UFC 120. […]
Zuffa contributes to Cuomo campaign in New York
The NY Post reported this week that the UFC’s parent company, Zuffa, contributed $74,600 to the campaign of NY Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo (D). Zuffa has not contributed to the campaign of Carl Paladino (R). Zuffa has sought to tap into the New York market but has met stiff, vocal opposition from NY politician Bob Reilly. […]
TUF 12 and Primetime Debut Ratings
MMAPayout.com has learned the 4th episode of TUF 12 has earned a 1.3 HH rating on the strength of 1.6 million viewers. The episode performed reasonably well in the MMA demographics of M18-34 and M18-49 with a 2.03 and 1.6, respectively. Quarterlies: 1.14, 1.12, 1.20, 1.32 The debut episode of UFC Primetime: Lesnar vs. Velasquez […]
WEC 51 ratings up more than 50 percent
MMA Junkie reports that ratings for WEC 51 were up 54 percent from WEC 50. Last Thursday’s show out of Broomfield, Colorado garnered 486,000 viewers. The event featuring Jose Aldo versus Manny Gamburyan received a 0.49 household rating. The numbers should please the WEC as the past two events drew disappointing numbers. Payout Perspective: Hypothetically speaking, […]