MMAPayout.com has learned that Countdown to UFC 109 enjoyed a tremendous lead-in from the Brock Lesnar: UFC Unleased and UFC 107 replay to draw 881,000 viewers with its debut on Saturday night. That’s the highest Countdown to UFC program debut since UFC 100, which garnered 1.1 million viewers. It’s been anticipated that UFC 109 will be the UFC’s PPV […]
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Strikeforce Scores International TV Distribution
Strikeforce has officially announced several international television distribution deals with companies in the UK, Italy, Ukraine, Australia, and Latin America. STRIKEFORCE GOES GLOBAL Shine International Closes Deals across Europe, Australia and Latin America LOS ANGELES, February 2, 2010 – Shine International has expanded the STRIKEFORCE brand internationally, selling more than 70 hours of […]
MMAterial Facts (02/01/10) : Strikeforce Miami Edition
Strikeforce Miami Post-Fight News and Notes More Info On Problematic EA/Strikeforce Stream: A lot of questions were asked on Saturday as to what happened and who to blame for the bad EA/Strikeforce stream. According to Sam Strayer via Josh Gross, the executive producer of iBN Sports (who was responsible for streaming the Strikeforce Jay Hieron […]
Strikeforce Miami: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll take a look at some of the business story lines surrounding Strikeforce’s latest offering, Strikeforce: Miami, which took place Saturday, January 30th from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. Strikeforce: Miami by the Numbers Attendance & Gate 8,156. Disclosed Payout Figures – Nick Diaz $100,000 […]
MMAterial Facts (01/29/10)
Shine International strikes Strikeforce deals Harris Confirms WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber in May on PPV Gov’s plan to legalize mixed martial arts gets mixed reviews Michigan promoter reveals own highs and lows during state’s drive toward pro MMA “Inside MMA” to Preview “Strikeforce: Miami”, KOTC signs TV Deal With HDNet Herschel Walker ready to […]