Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we’ll be taking a look at UFC 102; an event held this past Saturday, August 29th at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. The card was headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrgio Nogueira. UFC 102: The Numbers Dana White announced during […]
Couture Re-signs with UFC
Randy “The Natural” Couture put on a performance worthy of his legendary status in the sport on Saturday night, and now he’s been rewarded with a brand new contract that will extend his association with the UFC for another 28 months and 6 fights. Both Dana White and Couture shared the news with the press […]
Countdown to UFC 102 Rating, Viewership Increasing
Last night’s Countdown to UFC 102 on Spike TV did 523,000 viewers. The UFC has averaged just over 732,000 viewers this year for it’s Countdown program on Spike, which represents a 19.53% increase over last year’s average of 613,000. This year’s average doesn’t include UFC 94’s Primetime show for St-Pierre vs. Penn II, which was basically like Countdown to […]
Interview with WEC’s Harris (Part I)
MMAPayout.com recently had the chance to chat with WEC General Manager Reed Harris in regards to a variety of topics. It wasn’t really your typical question and answer interview, but more a meandering conversation between two MMA enthusiasts. Below, part one of the interview largely discusses the business consequences of the WEC’s decision to postpone WEC 43, a bit of their […]
MMA Industry Expanding, ChokeoutPoker.net
MMAPayout.com has talked at length about MMA’s ability to move beyond the sport and create a lifestyle all of its own. The sport has spawned an entire industry of related training facilities, clothing, equipment, nutritional supplements, movies, music, video games, and now, it seems, the sport has even inspired a poker website. The following is […]