Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the UFC’s first event in Australia, UFC 110, held on Sunday, February 21st from the Acer Arena in Sydney (but shown live on PPV in North America on Saturday). The event featured a heavyweight contender’s match between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira […]
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Countdown to UFC 110: 635,000 Viewers
MMAPayout.com has learned that Countdown to UFC 110 drew 635,000 viewers in its debut last night on Spike TV. The program enjoyed a sizable lead-in as it was placed in the time slot immediately following pro wrestling’s TNA: Impact. Countdown to UFC 109 enjoyed a similar lead-in – following the UFC 107 replay on January 31st […]
UFC Awarded Legal Victory Against Shamrock
The UFC announced via press release today that it was awarded a legal victory against former fighter Ken Shamrock who claimed the UFC violated contractual provisions in the last contract signed between the two parties. Zuffa, LLC, doing business as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, was awarded a legal victory today against former champion, Ken Shamrock. […]
UFC 110 Coverage @ MMAPayout.com
Streaming coverage of UFC events is available on MMAPayout.com courtesy of UFC.com. Click the UFC Stream at the top of the navigation bar to catch press conferences as they are scheduled below. Coverage Schedule: UFC 110 Pre-Fight Press Conference: Wednesday, February 17th @ 7PM EST / 4 PM PT UFC 110 Official Weigh-ins: Friday, February […]
UFC Retains PPV Crown
Dave Meltzer of Yahoo Sports! has written a good summary piece detailing last year’s PPV figures across MMA, boxing, and wrestling in which the UFC claimed six of the top ten buyrates and eleven of the top fifteen. UFC’s numbers are even more impressive when one considers that several of the company’s biggest drawing cards […]