John Morgan of MMAJunkie reports that while its likely the WEC will hold another PPV at some point, there remains some uncertainty as to whether it will happen in 2010 or beyond. As for the future of pay-per-view and the WEC, White said there was much to consider. “We’ve got to take time and […]
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Aldo vs. Faber: Gate and Attendance
Dana White announced that the WEC’s debut on PPV broke the organization’s best marks for attendance and live gate receipts when it brought Aldo vs. Faber to Sacramento, California on Saturday, April 24th. The show drew 14, 144 people to the ARCO Arena and generated a live gate of over $1 million. Payout Perspective: No […]
Aldo vs. Faber: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber (only it wasn’t titled WEC 48 for various reasons we’ll cover below) that was held on Saturday, April 24th from the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The event featured a plethora of great match-ups, including […]
Aldo vs. Faber Sans the WEC
John Morgan of MMAJunkie.com has written an interesting piece that features Dana White discussing the rationale for removing the WEC from this weekend’s event title and fight promos: But is White at all concerned that the missing logo – and the UFC-esque feel of “Aldo vs. Faber” – will make it difficult to use the […]
UFC 112: Gate and Attendance
Dana White confirmed at the UFC 112 post-fight press conference that the attendance for Saturday’s show on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE drew 11,008 fans and produced a live gate of $3.5 million USD. The size of the gate is notable, because it eclipses UFC 85 as the largest non-North American gate in the company’s […]