WWE announced its 2nd Quarter earnings on Thursday. The big news was that the WWE Network added just 33,000 subscribers from the 1st Quarter. In addition, it reported laying off 7% of its work force. While the number of subscribers is off from the company’s initial projections, the WWE indicated that the existing subscribers are […]
UFC
Silva-Diaz set for Super Bowl Weekend 2015
The UFC announced Tuesday that recently re-signed Nick Diaz will face the returning Anderson Silva on January 31, 2015. The card will be in Vegas although no venue was announced. Silva will be back from recovering from having his leg broken at UFC 168. Diaz will be back after contemplating retirement following his fight with […]
UFC on Fox 12: 2.5 million viewers
UFC on Fox 12 Prelims on FOX: 1.3 million viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the UFC on Fox 12 Prelims drew an average viewership of 1.3 million. It was the first time that Fox had aired the prelims on its network. The network exposure helped the prelims which preceded the main card. The last fight before the main card had […]
UFC apparel deal likely to feature Rousey
UFC Senior Vice President Mike Mossholder states that Ronda Rousey will likely be the face of the UFC’s first official outfitting deal according to reports on FoxSports.com and AdWeek. Although Mossholder did not indicate the clothier, he stated that the UFC were in active negotiations with a “premium apparel line” per the AdWeek article. But, […]