MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from UFC Fight Night 43 taking place last night (or this morning) from Auckland, New Zealand. It was the organization’s debut in New Zealand which took place at the Vector Arena. According to the figures announced at the post-event news conference there were 8,098 in attendance with […]
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TUF 19 Episode 11: 366,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that the 11th episode of TUF 19: Team Penn vs. Team Edgar drew 366,000 viewers according to Nielsen sources. The live plus same day number is the lowest this season but was the most-watched show on FS1 on Wednesday. In addition, the same night replay of TUF in the 10pmPT/1amET time […]
UFC launches VIP tour packages for events
The UFC has teamed up with event management company Quintevents to come up with VIP package services for its events starting with UFC 175. It has launched an interactive website in support of this new endeavor according to a UFC press release. Via UFC press release: The UFC VIP Experience program and website are part of a […]
Cotto-Martinez: 300-315K PPV buys
SI.com is reporting that the Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez Top Rank PPV event that took place on June 7th only drew between 300-315K PPV buys which is well under the expected 500K anticipated. After putting Martinez down three times in the first round, Cotto scored a 10th round KO of Martinez. It was a much anticipated […]
UFC Fighters up for ESPYs
MMA Junkie reports that three UFC fighters have been nominated for ESPY awards. Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones and Chris Weidman are all up for awards for ESPN’s award show. s Rousey is up for “Best Female Athlete” and “Best Fighter.” `Jones is competing with Rousey in the “Best Fighter” category. Weidman is up for the […]