A poll indicates 52% of registered New York voters have heard nothing about the legalization of mixed martial arts in New York. The latest Siena College Research Institute poll asked 766 New York registered voters about a variety of topics including the legalization of MMA in the state. The following are the results: 766 New […]
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Zuffa sues unnamed alleged illegal streamers
Zuffa has filed a lawsuit in Nevada against unnamed defendants for alleged copyright infringement from illegally streaming UFC 130 and 131. The lawsuit filed June 8, 2012 has the IP addresses of the claimed infringers but no names as of yet. Zuffa claims that the actual names of the infringers will be named through the […]
Silva and Sonnen made comic book characters
The UFC is pulling out all of the stops to ensure that UFC 148 is a success including a comic book strip depicting Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen. The comic depictions appear on the UFC’s Facebook page and will be updated daily to promote July 7th’s showdown. Via UFC press release: Reigning UFC Middleweight […]
White predicts 1M buys for UFC 148
MMA Mania reports that Dana White estimates UFC 148 on July 7th to hit “UFC 100” levels including 1 million PPV buys. It appears that The Spider is doing his part with some uncharacteristic strong trash talk for the challenger. Payout Perspective: The UFC has not hit 1 million PPV buys since Brock Lesnar lost […]
UFC FX weekend ratings score pair of 1.3M audiences
MMA Weekly reports that ratings for the UFC 147 Prelims on FX scored 1.3 million viewers. The rating is in line with the UFC Prelim average since the UFC-Fox deal. It is being reported that more than 20 million viewers in Brazil watched Saturday night’s PPV. In addition, MMA Junkie reports that 1.3 million viewers […]