UFC 193 is on track to be the second-largest PPV in company history according to Lorenzo Fertitta. In speaking with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports Fertitta indicated that it was currently tracking third but would finish behind only UFC 100. UFC 100 drew 1.6 million viewers in July 2009. Fertitta confirmed that UFC 193 sold […]
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UFC 193: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition, we take a look at the happenings taken place down under in Melbourne, Australia as Holly Holm upset Ronda Rousey to win the women’s bantamweight title. Holm, game plan takes out Rousey No one would have thought this would have been the ending. But, a […]
UFC 193 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 193 drew a record 56,214 for a gate of $6.8 million (U.S.). In addition, Holly Holm was the big winner earning 2 fight bonuses in her upset victory over Ronda Rousey. The UFC announced the record-setting attendance at its post-fight press conference. The gate is second to UFC 129 which pulled in $11 million. […]
UPDATED – UFC 193 search interest trending down after Friday
After a UFC weigh-in which featured a brief skirmish between main eventers Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm as well as a Rousey “promo” on Holm after, search interest for the fight has trended down. UPDATED 4:31pm: As you can see from the graph, that keeps updating, searches are back up. As you can see from […]
New York files appeal brief addressing Zuffa claims
On Wednesday, the State of New York filed its brief in opposition to the appeal filed by the UFC in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. New York addresses Zuffa’s contentions related to its appeal related to the Southern District Court of New York’s dismissal of Zuffa’s lawsuit last March. The two primary claims related […]