Damon Martin of MMAWeekly reports on some of the planning that may take place regarding a Faber-Aldo headline for the WEC’s first PPV card. “I would think that as we move towards that, that would be a great pay-per-view,” Harris said when talking about Aldo vs. Faber. “I think the fans would pay to see […]
pay-per-view
Faber the WEC’s Biggest Asset
Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports talks about what makes Urijah Faber such a valuable asset for the WEC in the wake of his contenders bout with Raphael Assuncao at WEC 46 on Sunday. Big matches aren’t unfamiliar territory for Faber, who held the title for two years and eight months before losing it in an […]
UFC 108 PPV Prediction: 444,000 Buys
A weighted average statistical regression analysis of two different variables – viewership in Countdown to UFC and live gate revenue across 30-40 events – was used to derive a linear equation that allows us to input UFC 108’s respective Countdown viewership (559,000) and live gate revenue ($2 million) in order to determine an expected buyrate figure for the […]
UFC 108: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we take a look at UFC 108 which was held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, January 2nd. The first major card of the new calendar year featured a bout between light heavyweight contenders Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva as well as […]
MMAPayout.com’s 2009 Power Rankings
Welcome to MMAPayout.com’s 2009 Power Rankings! This year’s edition features a slightly new format that considers the gross pay-per-view and gate revenue generated by each fighter in both main and co-main events. The revenue generated by an event will be split 70-30 between the main and co-main events for any given show. The switch was made to include co-main events […]