MMA Junkie reports that attendance for UFC 138 drew 10,823 for a gate of $1.5 million. In the main event, Mark Munoz stopped Chris Leben due to a cut after two rounds. According to the report, without an athletic commission governing, the figures will not be verified by an independent party. In addition to the […]
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Payout Blue Book Update
The MMAPayout.com Pay-Per-View, Television, and Live Gate & Attendance sections of the Blue Book have been updated to include all events in 2011. Reminder: you always access the information via the tab on the menu bar of every page. The sponsorship portion of the Payout Blue Book will be the next big project we will […]
UFC on Versus 6 sets attendance, gate record for series
MMA Junkie reports that UFC on Versus 6 set both attendance and gate records for the UFC on Versus series. 9,380 attended the event at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. for a gate of $706,775. The previous highs for the Versus series occurred in March 2010 (gate $568,125) in Broomfield, Colorado which featured Jon […]
Mayweather-Ortiz gate: $9 million but over 3,000 tickets unsold
The Nevada Athletic Commission last week announced the official gate and attendance for the Floyd Mayweather, Jr.-Victor Ortiz fight. The fight received a $9 million gate with 13,364 tickets sold which made it the 14th largest fight in Las Vegas history. The Nevada Athletic Commission confirmed the numbers via email to MMA Payout. Gate – […]
Brazilian Billionaire Interested In Entertainment Company Responsible for Bringing UFC Back to Brazil
Brazilian billionaire entrepreneur Eike Batista – who has made a good portion of his wealth from resource companies – such as mining, energy, petroleum, logistics, real estate and off-shoring – wants to get involved in the Sports & Entertainment industry, seeking to purchase “Brasil1“, the company responsible for bringing the UFC back to Brazil last […]