A bill to establish protocols for amateur MMA has passed the New York Senate and is being delivered to the New York Assembly for the possibility of a vote to make it a law. Newsday’s Mark La Monica first reported the passage of the bill. The bill, sponsored by New York State Senator Joseph A. […]
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Rebney out as Bellator head, Coker to step in
Bjorn Rebney and Tim Danaher have left Bellator as Scott Coker is slated to replace Rebney as the head of the promotion. Viacom announced that Rebney and former president and CEO Danaher are done with the promotion effective immediately. UPDATE 06/18/14: Viacom and Bellator have made it official: Scott Coker is your new president of […]
UFC 174 Prelims on FX: 784,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that the UFC 174 Prelims on FX received an average viewership of 784,000 viewers. Saturday’s prelims aired on FX due to conflicts on FS1 and FS2. Saturday’s prelims featured Kiichi Kunimoto and Daniel Safarian in the last match before the start of the PPV. Kunimoto pulled off the upset here and […]
UFC 174: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 174 from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where Demetrious Johnson showed why he is the pound for pound best fighter in the UFC. Mighty Mouse outclasses Bagautinov Rousey may be the biggest draw, Jones may be the face, […]
UFC 174 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from Saturday’s UFC 147 from Vancouver. The event posted less than stellar attendance and gate numbers. The attendance and gate were 13,506 for a gate of $1.14 million. The last time that the UFC visited Rogers Arena in 2011 for UFC 131, it posted a better attendance […]