The new Bellator TV deal exponentially increases the maximum exposure potential for Bellator: moving them from the 5 million viewership at ESPN Deportes to the combined 100 million range with Fox SN, NBC, and Telemundo. Bellator started out with the strategy of not only being the first tournament based organization, but also the first to specifically target the latin […]
UFC Enters Online Poker Frenzy
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has officially entered the online poker community with its own playing service. Here are the details: UFC Poker offers unlimited free online poker (it’s 100% legal in the US) Players have the chance to win $100,000 in cash and prizes every month (cash, tickets, and gear, etc.) A download is available at UFC.com […]
Showtime to Air Fight Camp 360: Fedor vs. Rogers
Ariel Helwani over at MMA Fanhouse is reporting that Showtime will be airing its hour long ‘Fight Camp 360’ program featuring both Fedor and Rogers in the week leading up to their scheduled November 7th tilt at the Sears Centre in Chicago. Despite the fact that the Brett Rogers vs. Fedor Emelianenko fight will not be airing on Showtime, the premium […]
MMAPayout.com PPV Predictor
MMAPayout.com is pleased to announce it will be introducing the newest version of its PPV predictor in next week’s UFC 104: Payout Perspective. This version of the PPV predictor will make use of regression analysis across two different variables (Spike’s Countdown to UFC viewership & UFC live-gate revenue) in order to come up with an initial, statistically-supported estimate of UFC buyrates. Then, […]
SBJ: Comcast-DirecTV Fight Could Help Versus
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports in this week’s issue that the on-going carriage battle between Comcast and DirecTV could actually help Versus get back onto the satellite provider in the next few months. Comcast and DirecTV are engaged in a series of RSN carriage battles that potentially could help the Comcast-owned Versus […]