MMA Junkie and MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani report attendance at UFC 119 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana scored 15,811 fans for a live gate of $1.8 million. According to officials, the figures are a success and larger than expected. Bonuses of $70,000 were handed out to C.B. Dolloway (Submission of the Night), Matt Mitrione […]
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UFC Fight Night 22 garners $595,900 live gate
MMA Junkie reports that Wednesday’s Ultimate Fight Night in Austin, Texas drew 7,724 fans and a gate of $595,900. The figures are a slight increase from UFC 21 held in March. The event in North Carolina drew an attendance of 7,700 and a gate of $595,685. From MMA Junkie: The Texas Department of Licensing and […]
San Antonio Newspaper Calls Bellator Event A “Bust”
John Whisler, a sports reporter from the San Antonio Express-News was lucky enough to attend Bellator 27 and witness the great come from behind win against Joe Soto to win the Bellator featherweight title. The problem? There weren’t many other spectators to witness the great main event. San Antonio may have seen the last of […]
UFC 118: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II, which was held at the TD BankNorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 28th, 2010. Edgar Stymies Penn, Maynard Awaits Frankie Edgar proved that UFC 112 was not a fluke with his dominating […]
Strikeforce Houston Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the Showtime event headlined by newly crowned LHW Champ King Mo, as he makes his first title defense against Brazilian top prospect Rafael “Feijao”. The event took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and featured 4 fights (2 […]