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Toyo Tires re-ups with the UFC through 2015

February 5, 2014 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

Toyo Tires and the UFC have announced that it has extended its partnership through 2015. The extension means that Toyo Tires will be an official sponsor of the UFC and will be seen in the UFC Octagon. Via UFC press release: Outside the Octagon, Toyo Tires will again have a presence on UFC.com, which averages […]

Boxing and MMA organizations support head trauma study

February 5, 2014 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

Competing combat sports organizations officially announced Tuesday its collaboration to contribute to an ongoing medical study to address and identify early stage signs of brain injury for those exposed to head trauma. The UFC, Bellator, Glory, Golden Boy and Top Rank all expressed its support for the study at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center […]

UFC on Fox Sports Ratings (1/06 – 1/19)

February 4, 2014 by MMAPayout Moderator 1 Comment

MMAPayout will be covering in detail the FOX – UFC TV deal, quarterly and weekly, in order to analyze the performance of both properties throughout the lifespan of the TV deal. In this edition, we will be looking at the UFC on FOX sports network ratings for the week of 1/06 – 1/19. Week: (1/6 […]

UFC 169 Prelims: 933K viewers

February 4, 2014 by Jason Cruz 6 Comments

John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that UFC 169 Prelims on FS1 received an average viewership of 933,000 viewers. According to Ourand, it was the highest rated show on the network during Super Bowl week. UFC Prelims on FS1 UFC 164 809,000 UFC 165 722,000 UFC 166 628,000 […]

UFC 169: Payout Perspective

February 3, 2014 by Jason Cruz 6 Comments

Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the Super Bowl Weekend card taking place at The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Barao handles Faber To paraphrase Richard Sherman, “Barao is the best fighter in the game, when you put up a mediocre turtle defense like Faber, that’s […]