Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. This week we take a look back at a fight Dana White turned down, Wrestlemania is $70 and an interesting lawsuit involving the independent contractor/employee question. Vince challenges Dana One of the stories that was buried under the Nick Diaz press was Dana White revealing that Vince […]
UFC
Early PPV numbers for UFC 158 point north of 800K buys
MMA Fighting reports that early PPV numbers show that UFC 158 should exceed 800,000 buys. The caustic mix of GSP and Nick Diaz proved to be the ingredients for people to buy the PPV. Although it was expected that this event would be the biggest in terms of PPV buy rate since Silva-Sonnen II, the […]
UFC 158: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 158 from the Belle Centre in Montreal where GSP defended his welterweight title against Nick Diaz. GSP dominates Diaz In a much anticipated match, Georges St. Pierre controlled Nick Diaz for 5 rounds and earned the unanimous decision. Diaz and […]
UFC 158 Prelims: 1.58 million viewer average
UFC 158 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports that UFC 158 at the Bell Centre in Montreal drew 20,145 fans for a gate of $3.71 million. Dana White revealed the figures at last night’s post-fight press conference along with the bonuses. UFC 158 ranks fourth among six events that were held at the venue. UFC 83 (Serra v. GSP), the […]