Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reports that UFC 108 is in fact down from early estimates of 330,000 PPV buys to a trend somewhere near the range of 255,000 to 270,000. Current trending patterns for UFC 108 are at this point looking like 255,000 to 270,000 buys, which if those numbers end up accurate, […]
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Faber-Aldo Big Business for WEC
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 […]
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 […]