Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This time we take a look at UFC 134 held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the HSBC arena. In the main event, Anderson Silva knocked out Yushin Okami in the second round. First round KOs in the featured bouts The most surprising thing of the evening was […]
Featured
UFC 134 Rio – Silva vs Okami : Payout Storylines
MMAPayout will be taking a look at the storylines heading into UFC 134 Rio: Silva vs. Okami, which will be held at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Jainero, Brazil on Saturday, August 27, 2011. UFC’s 2012 return to Brazil could be hosted by 100,000-seat venue On Tuesday, UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta met with local […]
Fox Sports Radio to simulcast UFC on Fox
Dana White made the PR rounds today and had a stop with Southern California’s Petros and Money show. Of the notable things said during the half-hour interview was the fact that Fox Sports Radio would simulcast the UFC’s first show on Fox. Other notable mentions during the interview: White indicated that the Fox deal came […]
UFC Officially Announces Historic FOX TV Deal
Earlier today, the UFC and FOX held a press conference in Los Angeles to officially announce that UFC and FOX have agreed on a seven year deal worth as much as $100 million per year, which includes 4 events on FOX as well as shoulder programming on FX and Fuel TV. Today, Ultimate Fighting Championship® […]
UFC Signs TV Deal With Fox
Last week, MMAPayout reported that FOX had emerged as the front-runner in landing a TV deal with the UFC, which was first rumored on ESPN’s MMA Rumor Insider account. Today, Sports Business Daily announced that UFC and FOX have agreed on a seven or eight year deal worth as much as $90 million per year, […]