Donald Trump, Vince McMahon and Matt Mitrione. All three have publicly fired people. In his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan at UFC 119, Mitrione fired his agent, Malki Kawa. Even after he had time to cool off, Mitrione affirmed that the firing was real. In a backstage interview with MMA Fighting, Mitrione further explained the […]
Interview with FightMetric creator Rami Genauer
MMA Payout had the opportunity to get in touch with Fightmetric creator Rami Genauer. He was gracious enough to answer some questions about his company. Earlier this month, Fightmetric was chosen as the stat provider of choice by the UFC. 1. What is your background? My educational background is in political science and media studies, […]
Sing and Dance with GSP: St. Pierre appears on zany variety show in the Philippines
As part of its UFC promotional tour in the Philippines, Georges St. Pierre appeared on an episode of Showtime, a popular music/variety show on Filipino television. Watching the video is…interesting. Payout Perspective: Although the appearance looked awkward, very awkward, GSP did a great job in trying to play along with the cast. According to Rafe Bartholomew, an […]
UFC 119 Prelims score high of 1.36 million viewers
MMA Payout has learned that ratings for the UFC 119 Prelims airing live on SpikeTV were up garnering a high of 1.36 million viewers. The Sept. 25th broadcast competed with Saturday night college football for viewership. The prelims earned a household rating of 1.2 in the M18-49 demographic and 1.3 in the M18-34 category. The […]
Showtime on MTV: WEC star on MTV’s “The World of Jenks”
WEC lightweight contender Anthony “Showtime” Pettis appearedon the new MTV reality/documentary show “The World of Jenks” on Monday night. This is good timing as it was recently announcedthat Pettis will face Benson Henderson for the WEC lightweight championship on December 16th. The episode focuses on Pettis’ life and training leading up to his fight in March with […]