Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the UFC’s first event in Australia, UFC 110, held on Sunday, February 21st from the Acer Arena in Sydney (but shown live on PPV in North America on Saturday). The event featured a heavyweight contender’s match between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira […]
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Motivations and Media and Merchandise Consumption in MMA
The phenomenal growth of the sport of MMA over the last five years is now just starting to catch the eye of the broader sports community, including sports academia. There have been a few papers written on the topic of MMA over the last few years – including the well-read Johns Hopkins brain injury study – […]
UFC 109: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at UFC 109: Relentless, which was held on Saturday, February 6th (Superbowl Weekend) from the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event featured a heavyweight clash between Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, in addition to a […]
Strikeforce Miami: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll take a look at some of the business story lines surrounding Strikeforce’s latest offering, Strikeforce: Miami, which took place Saturday, January 30th from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. Strikeforce: Miami by the Numbers Attendance & Gate 8,156. Disclosed Payout Figures – Nick Diaz $100,000 […]
MMAterial Facts (01/21/10)
Manitoba defending health care after bashing by UFC champ Brock Lesnar EA to Promote EA Sports MMA at Madden Bowl XVI During Superbowl Week Zelaznik interview: Gravel area soon to be UFC 112 ‘arena’ ED GRANEY: For better or worse, Lesnar key to UFC GetFugu Signs Agreement with TapouT Manitoba defending health care after bashing […]