The UFC announced the debut of “UFC Central” on UFC.tv for this Saturday at UFC 129. The UFC is encouraging fans to purchase the PPV online and experience the UFC’s comprehensive coverage. Via UFC press release: UFC Central, which begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, will feature pre-fight analysis and be available for free […]
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UFC 127, 128 PPV Buyrate Updates
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer (paid subscription) passes along the latest trending estimate for UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones: Our earliest PPV estimates, and keep in mind anything this early is just an estimate, have ranged from 415,000 to 470,000, with the average being 445,000. If those numbers hold up, that would be considerably […]
UFC 129 PPV starting one hour earlier
MMA Fighting reports that the UFC has decided to move up the PPV start time of UFC 129 one hour earlier. There is a possibility that the time change may be permanent for future PPVs. Via MMA Fighting: No final decision has yet been made, though a source in the organization confirmed to MMA Fighting […]
Strikeforce Expands UK TV Deal With Primetime for Challengers Series
MMAPayout wrote about the budding TV partnership just last week, which was first reported back in February for the Heavyweight Grand Prix. Primetime announced today that the Challenger Series will now be aired for free by the UK channel. As the new UK home of Strikeforce we are pleased to announce that the exciting ‘Challengers’ […]
Payout Perspective: UFC 127
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This time we look at UFC 127 which took place at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia. The main event saw a draw between Jon Fitch and BJ Penn. In the other featured bout, Michael Bisping defeated Jorge Rivera after an illegal knee and a questionable decision to […]