MMA Fighting reports that uFC 197 drew between 375,000 to 450,000 PPV buys. The event featured Jon Jones taking on Ovince Saint Preux. The PPV buy rate estimates are very good but reveals what we know about Jon Jones. While he may be the best pound for pound fighter in the UFC, he is not […]
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Bisping replaces Weidman at UFC 199
Michael Bisping steps in for injured Chris Weidman and faces Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title at UFC 199. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Dana White on ESPN. Coming off a career-altering win against Anderson Silva earlier this year, Bisping gets a rematch against Rockhold. The champ submitted Bisping at UFC Fight Night […]
UFC Prelims on FS1 draws 768,000
UFC 198 Prelims on FS1 drew an average viewership of 768,000 per Nielsen. It was the highest rated sports program on cable TV on Saturday. The Prelims featured Matt Brown taking on Demian Maia. Viewership for the fight was at its peak as it drew 985,000 viewers in the last quarter hour of the 2-hour […]
UFC 198: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 198 taking place from Curitiba, Brazil where Fabricio Werdum took on Stipe Miocic for the Heavyweight title. Miocic crowned Heavyweight Champ Despite the massive crowd in favor of Fabricio Werdum, Stipe Miocic knocked him out in the first round. The […]
McGregor vs. Mayweather – could it happen?
Can Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather without the UFC’s ok? The question is almost as silly as whether Ronda Rousey should fight a man. Despite the ridiculousness of it, we take a look. As Bloody Elbow points out, there is a scenario in which its plausible that McGregor could find his way out of his […]