Welcome to the first edition of The Wrestling Post for 2014. But before we dive into this year, there are a couple issues to follow up from 2013. WWE shopping rights fees Last month, Variety wrote an in-depth article on the WWE’s mission to seek out a rights fees deal for its product this year. […]
UFC
Average resale ticket price for UFC 168 = $536
According to ticket search engine, SeatGeek, the average resale price for UFC 168 was $536 per ticket which is the fourth-highest for a UFC event since the company began tracking the sport in 2009. Despite the fact that UFC 168 will surpass UFC 167 in all facets of revenue production, it still was the most […]
Prelims and other UFC 168 FS1 programming score big
Fox Sports sent out a press release Tuesday announcing record viewership for the UFC 168 Prelims on Saturday which aired on FS1. The 1.5 million viewer average exceeded any other prelims that aired on the network so far. It also revealed record numbers for programming related to the event. Via Fox Sports Press Release: The UFC 168 […]
13 for 13: No. 1 Ronda Rousey leads women’s MMA to the UFC
This time last year there was no women in the UFC and Dana White famously swore off women from entering the Octagon. Yet, with the acquisition of Strikeforce, the rumblings were there and at UFC 157 in February 2013, women’s MMA in the UFC became a reality as Ronda Rousey defeated Liz Carmouche via armbar […]
13 for 13: No. 2 UFC moves to Fox Sports 1
The UFC-Fox relationship entered into a new venture as Fox unveiled two new sports networks: Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and Fox Sports 2 (FS2). The UFC was pegged to play a big role in providing the networks, especially FS1 with its content. So far, the network has not lived up to its lofty expectations, but […]