UFC VP of Regulatory Affairs, Marc Ratner, took some time to speak with Heavy.com in regards to officiating and judging in MMA over the weekend: Payout Perspective: Ratner always seems to add that big picture perspective that the MMA community so desperately needs every once in a while. MMA doesn’t have an ideal system right […]
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UFC 106: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we’ll be taking a look at the business side of UFC 106 which was held on Saturday, November 21st at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event featured the Octagon return of Tito Ortiz as he took on Forrest Griffin in […]
Countdown to UFC 106 Viewership
The Countdown to UFC 106 program on Spike TV drew a .37 HH rating for an average audience of 445,000 viewers. MMAPayout.com has been using Countdown to UFC viewership and the live gate revenue from each UFC PPV event to predict the PPV buyrate for that event. Check back on Sunday for a statistical estimate […]
Machida-Shogun II in Montreal, May 2010
Many sources including Yahoo! Sports and the Canadian Press Press are reporting that Machida-Shogun II will be held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May 1st, 2010. Long-term, the UFC will be fine. White will have Silva and St. Pierre return in 2010. He said Lyoto Machida will give a rematch for […]