Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 222 which took place at the T-Mobile Area in Las Vegas. Cyborg easily handles Kunitskaya Cris Cyborg took care of Yana Kunitskaya as the UFC women’s Featherweight champion earned the TKO victory in round 1 of their championship bout. The […]
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Korean Zombie sues Venum over use of his name
The Korean Zombie, also known as UFC star Chan-Sung Jung filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. According to the complaint, Jung has filed a lawsuit against DBV Distribution, Inc. which appears to be the company which owns the MMA brand Venum. Jung alleges that […]
UFC on Fox 28 draws 2,037,000 viewers; prelims draw 1,214,000 on Fox
The official live and same day ratings for UFC on Fox 28 revealed the show averaged 2,037,000 viewers on the network Saturday night. The prelims which aired on Fox prior to the main card drew 1,214,000 viewers according to Nielsen Media Research. The prelims started 30 minutes later than scheduled due to an overrun from […]
Amazon to stream UFC PPVs
Amazon is picking up the rights to UFC PPVs according to a report from the Sports Business Journal. Terms and length of the deal were not disclosed ahead of a formal announcement later this morning. The company will stream UFC 222 this Saturday for a priced of $64.99 HD. As with UFC.tv, the PPV will […]
Plaintiffs’ expert in UFC Antitrust lawsuit takes turn picking apart Zuffa’s economic expert
Dr. Andrew Zimbalist had the opportunity to offer a rebuttal report in response to a UFC’s economist undressing of his opinion on the damages in the plaintiffs’ case in the UFC antitrust lawsuit. In the report he goes after Zuffa’s economic expert, Dr. Roger Blair as he claims that his analysis “provides no insight into […]