MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from UFC Fight Night 55 taking place at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia. Main eventer Luke Rockhold topped the list of bonuses of $50,000 each. UFC exec Tom Wright announced the attendance and gate post-fight. The event drew 9,904 for a gate of $1.05 million. The […]
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Dana White talks about UFC business at Sports Media Tech Conference
On Thursday morning, UFC president Dana White was a featured guest at the NeuLion Sports Media & Technology Conference. The conference which centered on the future of sports media technology had White as one of its key speakers to talk about the company. Notably, White addressed the issue of low PPV numbers. He acknowledged the […]
TUF 20 Episode 7: 494,000
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the seventh episode of TUF 20 scored an average viewership of 494,000. It was the second lowest of this season and the fourth straight week with a decline in viewership. In the episode’s fight of the night, Rose Namajunas defeated Alex Chambers via RNC in round […]
New poll asks sports execs about relevancy of sports
A new sports poll posted in the Sports Business Journal (subscription required) last week lists boxing and mixed martial arts as sports that some senior-level sports industry executives in pro and college sports thought may slip into irrelevance. The poll, which was a part of bigger feature on horse racing in last week’s issue named the […]
British Judo announces UFC as title sponsor for 2015 British Open
British Judo announced that the UFC has signed on as title sponsors of the 2015 British Open Judo Championships. The sponsorship reflects a part of a new partnership between the two organizations. The Championships will take place at Wembley Arena on July 12th. The UFC will secure ads on the British Judo website and social […]