Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 184 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In the main event, Ronda Rousey fought Cat Zingano. Gone in 14 seconds Zero strikes but a scramble that had Cat Zingano’s arm caught by Ronda Rousey and a straight armbar […]
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Was Silva re-signing bad timing or just bad?
Recently the UFC re-signed Thiago Silva after charges against him for domestic violence were dropped. The NFL fumbled the handling of Ray Rice and its subsequent fallout reveals that the UFC is not the only sports organization that has a problem with domestic violence and the subsequent handling of the issue. Rice has been suspended […]
Dana White: FOX reason why Gustafsson is fighting on Fight Pass for Americans
Before the Ultimate Fight Night 37 London card, Dana White held one of his infamous pre-fight scrums where he tried to clear up some of the misconceptions regarding Fight Pass, including why Alexander Gustafsson ended up fighting on Fight Pass after a huge fight against Jon Jones on PPV last year. Link: TheMMAReport, Abbey Subhan […]
Ronda Rousey’s Impact on UFC 170
UFC 170 was supposed to feature Ronda Rousey versus Sara McMann, Rashad Evans versus Daniel Cormier, and Gilbert Melendez versus Khabib Nurmagomedov. Three really great fights many fans were looking forward to since the announcement was made during the UFC 168 post-fight press conference. A lot has changed since then. About a month after the […]
UFC PPV 2013 Review + Updates
Now that thirteen UFC PPV’s are in the books for 2013, we can start to analyze UFC’s performance this year in terms of their most important revenue stream, PPV purchases. Although PPV buys were estimated throughout the year, many are quietly adjusted and made more accurate throughout the year. Here is an updated list, which […]