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 […]
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UFC Establishes New Mark for PPV Buys in 2009
UFC 107: 620,000 Buys
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer writes that UFC 107 beat just about every expectation in selling over 600,000 PPV buys on December 12th. After four straight disappointing numbers, UFC 107 shocked pretty much everyone, affirming the value of a great pregame show as it did, based on the latest estimates, more than 620,000 buys. That […]
Piracy Still an Issue for UFC
Darren Rovell of CNBC talks about the issue of online piracy as it pertains to sports organizations like the UFC. Executives with Major League Baseball and the UFC were in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to discuss the increasing problem of live streaming of its sporting events to the Internet. It’s […]
UFC 107: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we’ll be taking a look at the business side of UFC 107 which was held this past Saturday, December 12th from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The event featured a lightweight championship bout between BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez as well as appearances from Frank Mir, […]