Gatorade has announced the re-signing of UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre to a sponsorship agreement. While terms of deal were not disclosed the company is marking the new agreement with the release of a new commercial in Canada and online (Youtube and Facebook). Payout Perspective: Gatorade had curiously removed GSP from its website over the […]
Bellator Finds International Distribution Partner
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced the signing of an agreement with Engine Entertainment that will allow the company to distribute its television product in multiple international countries starting this year. Bellator Fighting Championships aligns with Engine Entertainment to distribute Bellator programming internationally LOS ANGELES, Calif. – March 25, 2010 – The international production […]
Spike TV and UFC Launch UltimateFighter.com
Spike TV and the UFC have announced they’ve partnered to establish an ad-supported website called UltimateFighter.com that will feature every episode and fight in the history of the series. Ultimatefighter.com unlocks a video-rich experience that UFC fans have been waiting for, with over 1000 clips, full episodes and other video assets from all 10 seasons […]
UFC on Versus: Disclosed Payouts
MMAPayout.com has requested and received the disclosed fighter payouts from Sunday night’s UFC on Versus event that totaled $713,000. Note that the figures below represent only disclosed payout figures; often times fighters receive other forms of compensation that are not reported to the commission. Disclosed Payouts Jon Jones ($20,000+$20,000 = $40,000) defeated Brandon Vera ($60,000) Junior […]
Meltzer on Versus Ratings
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer sheds some more light on the UFC’s ratings from its debut on the Versus network this past Sunday. The show did a 1.14 rating and 1.24 million viewers, which is a strong number for the network, in fact a higher rating and more viewers watching than any show on […]