The UFC has announced that UFC 168 set for Saturday, December 28th will now be available via closed-circuit telecast at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. Tickets for closed-circuit will be $60 each. The card is nearing a sellout with scattered single tickets left in the highest price bracket ($1,038.35 per ticket according to Ticketmaster […]
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13 for 13: No. 12 The State of Sponsorships
Sponsorships remained an elusive unknown in MMA. While top stars received notable deals, there were many fighters that were left on the outside of sponsorship payouts. 2013 began with Rampage Jackson mad at the UFC that he could not wear his sponsor Reebok in his last fight in the UFC at UFC on Fox 6. […]
UFC on Fox 9: 2.8 million viewers
MMA Fighting reports UFC on Fox 9 did a 1.8 national rating and received a total of 2.8 million viewers after further calibration to include overrun and west coast viewership. The overnight ratings received an average viewership of 2.41 million viewers. According to MMA Fighting, the show’s strongest markets were Tulsa, which did a 3.7, […]
13 for 13: UFC signs 11 Invicta Fighters for Straw Weight Division
Its that time of year again where MMA Payout counts down the top business stories in MMA. We start off with the recent signing of Invicta fighters to the UFC. Dana White announced earlier this month that the UFC signed 11 fighters from Invicta FC and created a straw weight division of 115 pound women […]