The following data represent estimates of the UFC buyrate figures over the first six months of both 2008 and 2009: 2008 2009 Event Buys Event Buys January 80 225,000 93 350,000 Superbowl 81 600,000 94 800,000 March 82 325,000 96 350,000 April 83 530,000 97 […]
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UFC 102: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we’ll be taking a look at UFC 102; an event held this past Saturday, August 29th at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. The card was headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrgio Nogueira. UFC 102: The Numbers Dana White announced during […]
UFC 101 Buyrate Likely to Exceed Expectations
Dave Meltzer writes in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer that final UFC 101 buyrate figures may be set to exceed the predictions of just about everyone in the industry, including MMAPayout.com: Last week’s early estimates of UFC 101 have been confirmed. We’ve had three different systems of six we’ve gotten reports on real numbers […]
UFC 106: Lesnar & Tito, Big PPV Potential
Yesterday, it was leaked, and then confirmed by various sources, that Shane Carwin is indeed Brock Lesnar’s next opponent. The bout will headline UFC 106 on November 21st from Las Vegas, Nevada; the same night that Tito Ortiz is reportedly set to take on Mark Coleman. Carwin was supposed to face Cain Velasquez at UFC 104 in […]
UFC Set to Post Record Year on Pay-per-view
With the results in from ten of the UFC’s twelve pay-per-views, the company appears certain to post a record number of pay-per-view buys in 2008. The company’s current record year came in 2006 when it posted an estimated 5.2 million buys. With the returns from UFC 88 and UFC 92 outstanding, the company has already […]