Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the Strikeforce Feijao vs Henderson event televised on Showtime and headlined by Strikeforce LHW champ Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, as he made his first title defense against MMA legend Dan Henderson. The event took place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, […]
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Bellator 35 – MTV 2 Debut: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at Bellator 35, which was the promotional debut with it’s new TV partner – MTV 2 – this past Saturday night. The event featured the first leg of the Welterweight tournament along with some fun non-televised fights which included the always […]
Strikeforce Expands UK TV Deal With Primetime for Challengers Series
MMAPayout wrote about the budding TV partnership just last week, which was first reported back in February for the Heavyweight Grand Prix. Primetime announced today that the Challenger Series will now be aired for free by the UK channel. As the new UK home of Strikeforce we are pleased to announce that the exciting ‘Challengers’ […]
UFC-Sportsnet sign 4 year broadcast deal
Rogers Sportsnet and the UFC announced that the parties have agreed to a four year television deal in Canada. UFC programming will be featured on the Canadian channel. Via Sportsnet: Sportsnet, the live-event high-definition leader in Canada, will have a consistent schedule of UFC programming including preliminary fights of UFC Pay-Per-View events and UFC Fight […]
UFC on Versus 3: gate, ratings and payout
The numbers for UFC on Versus 3 are in and the biggest surprise is the generous bonus Dana White awarded Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann. Gate In its first time in the state of Kentucky, the UFC drew 8,319 for a live gate of $471,450. The UFC announced this at the post-fight press conference according to MMA Junkie. Ratings Ratings for […]