The Sports Business Daily/Journal had another short report from Fox Exec Eric Shanks and UFC head Lorenzo Fertitta at the 2012 World Congress of Sports. The two spoke today at the conference during a panel discussion entitled, “How the UFC/Fox deal could be a game changer.” For those wondering, here’s the synopsis of the talk […]
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Hitman-TapouT lawsuit heating up
A lawsuit involving the former owner of Hitman Fight Gear and TapouT/Authentic Brands Group is heating up. MMA Payout has obtained the lawsuit which was filed in Orange County Superior Court in California. Earlier this month, the lawsuit, filed in 2011, was leaked to the MMA blogosphere. The lawsuit, filed by Daniel Diaz, is a […]
UFC could go after viewers of illegal streaming web site
The Wrestling Observer reports that Zuffa is taking a familiar strategy in going after online piracy. In Zuffa’s lawsuit against illegal streaming web site Greenfeedz, Zuffa has obtained Greenfeedz user information which may lead to Zuffa going after the users. Its alleged that Greenfeedz illegally streamed PPVs UFC 130 through 142. The web site has […]
Payout Perspective: TUF Live on FX Debut Rating Breakdown
The Ultimate Fighter Live debut on FX drew an average of 1.28 million viewers, as previously reported on MMAPayout.We will now take a closer look at the quarterly ratings breakdown, viewership ratings pattern, and expectations coming into the show. The UFC ratings press release labeled the ratings as a “strong start” to the series, and […]
TUF Live Ep 1: 1.28 million viewers
The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX drew 1.28 million viewers according to a press release provided by the UFC. The ratings won the new Friday night MMA wars at it did better than SpikeTV’s UFC’s Ultimate Fighter Fridays and MTV2’s Bellator 60 live event. Via UFC press release: The series debut of The Ultimate Fighter® […]