Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Tito Ortiz will now face Forrest Griffin at UFC 106. Griffin is a replacement for Mark Coleman who had to drop out of the bout due to injury. Tito Ortiz will face a stern test in his first match in the Ultimate Fighting Championship since undergoing back […]
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UFC Disclosed Payout Analysis: 2006-2009
Summarized below are the statistical averages tracking the number of fights, disclosed payouts, and disclosed bonus money for most UFC events since 2006. Please keep in mind that disclosed salaries are not always available, nor are they a true representation of the total purse a fighter receives in the UFC. Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 […]
White on Sponsorships: “We Don’t Need Anybody”
Dana White recently spoke with ULTMMA on a variety of topics including the UFC’s position on sports sponsorships: Payout Perspective: The business model that got the UFC to this point, is not the exact same business model that the UFC needs in order to reach the next level or upper echelon of the sporting world. The kind of growth […]
TUF 10 Breaks Another Ratings Record – 3.7 HH (5.3 million viewers)
Last night’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights drew a series record across all metrics and demographics: Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” is the undisputed ratings champ on Wednesday nights. The most recent episode of the tenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” drew 5.3 million viewers, peaking at a staggering 6.1 million viewers on […]
UFC 103: 400,000 buys (Meltzer)
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reports in his latest newsletter that UFC 103 managed to reach the 400,000 plateau. At press time, the numbers for the 9/19 battle look like the Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez fight did 1 million buys in North America, putting it No. 2 on the list of shows […]