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UFC on Fuel 4 ratings, attendance, gate and bonuses

July 12, 2012 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

MMA Junkie reports UFC on Fuel 4 garnered a viewer average of 211,000 last night with it peaking at 300,000 as fans saw a new challenger rise in the middleweight division. In addition, the event had a modest 4,250 in attendance for a gate of $163,495. In addition to the ratings, attendance and gate, bonuses […]

UFC 148 Prelims: 1.8 million viewers

July 11, 2012 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

MMA Weekly reports that the UFC 148 Prelims hit an FX average of 1.8 million viewers. The rating was the highest for a prelims show on FX thus far. According to MMA Weekly, the UFC Prelims average for its 2 hour shows is 1.35 million after 7 shows on the FX network. Payout Perspective: The […]

Zuffa to expand health care coverage

July 9, 2012 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Sports Business Daily reports that the UFC will expand coverage of its health care insurance for its fighters to cover pre-existing conditions. The move will increase Zuffa’s premiums by an estimated 60 percent. It’s not known how much Zuffa pays for health insurance for its fighters but White indicated that its upwards of $1 […]

UFC 148: Payout Perspective

July 8, 2012 by Jason Cruz 18 Comments

Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we look at the biggest card of the year: Silva v. Sonnen II at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Silva KOs Sonnen in 2nd round Anderson Silva eluded a spinning back elbow from Chael Sonnen and began and assault with a knee to Sonnen’s chest which […]

UFC 148 gate: $6.5 million

July 7, 2012 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

As we all are probably watching the prelims in getting ready for UFC 148, the Wrestling Observer and ESPN report that tonight’s event will set a record gate for the state of Nevada. The gate is estimated at $6.5 million which far exceeds the old record of $5.3 million. The old record was set in […]