Here’s a look at some of the business-related story lines to come out of The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweight Finale on Saturday: – Payouts courtesy of MMAWeekly: MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS -Roy Nelson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Brendan Schaub: $8,000 -Matt Hamill: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Jon Jones: $20,000 MAIN CARD FIGHTERS […]
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Spike, UFC Confirm TUF 11 Coaches
Spike TV and the UFC have confirmed what Dana White announced at the TUF 10 press conference over the weekend: Tito and Chuck will indeed be coaching season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter, and the show will premiere on March 31st. New York, NY, December 7, 2009 – The 11th season of Spike TV’s most popular original […]
UFC 104, 106 PPV Buyrate Updates
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer passes along the latest trending estimates from the cable companies: The first week cable estimate on UFC 106 was 330,000, which is even lower than earliest projections we had. UFC 104 with Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Shogun Rua came in at 450,000 in a cable estimate and 460,000 in […]
Injuries, Scheduling Affect the Atmosphere at UFC 106
ESPN Should Be UFC’s First Choice
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal explains why Monday Night Football has been so successful on ESPN: Howard Katz, the NFL’s senior vice president of broadcasting and media operations, is the executive tasked with creating the broadcasters’ schedules. He said the best “Monday Night Football” games on ESPN are the ones that allow the […]