Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we look at the biggest card of the year: Silva v. Sonnen II at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Silva KOs Sonnen in 2nd round Anderson Silva eluded a spinning back elbow from Chael Sonnen and began and assault with a knee to Sonnen’s chest which […]
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UFC 148 gate: $6.5 million
Pacquiao-Bradley gate and attendance
The attendance and gate figures are in from the Pacquiao-Bradley fight from Saturday night. ESPN reports the event sold 13,229 tickets for a total gate of $8,963,180 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. There were 925 comps and 2,075 unsold tickets. NSAC also states that Pac-Bradley earned $249,000 from closed circuit ticket sales according […]
UFC on FX 3 by the numbers
Television By Numbers reports that UFC on FX 3 garnered 1.086 million viewers and a 0.5 rating for adults 18-49. In addition, MMA Junkie reported the UFC Prelims on Fuel scored 84,000 viewers. MMA Junkie reported UFC on FX 3 had 1.1 million viewers but its likely the official numbers were rounded up. MMA Junkie […]
TUF Live Finale gate, attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the TUF Live Finale attendance and gate. In addition, bonuses of $40,000 were handed out for Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night and KO of the Night. 1,628 were in attendance at the Pearl at the Palms for a gate of $195,000. The numbers are lower than December 2011’s event. […]