The UFC is pulling out all of the stops to ensure that UFC 148 is a success including a comic book strip depicting Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen. The comic depictions appear on the UFC’s Facebook page and will be updated daily to promote July 7th’s showdown. Via UFC press release: Reigning UFC Middleweight […]
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White predicts 1M buys for UFC 148
MMA Mania reports that Dana White estimates UFC 148 on July 7th to hit “UFC 100” levels including 1 million PPV buys. It appears that The Spider is doing his part with some uncharacteristic strong trash talk for the challenger. Payout Perspective: The UFC has not hit 1 million PPV buys since Brock Lesnar lost […]
UFC FX weekend ratings score pair of 1.3M audiences
MMA Weekly reports that ratings for the UFC 147 Prelims on FX scored 1.3 million viewers. The rating is in line with the UFC Prelim average since the UFC-Fox deal. It is being reported that more than 20 million viewers in Brazil watched Saturday night’s PPV. In addition, MMA Junkie reports that 1.3 million viewers […]
UFC numbers from this weekend
The UFC put on two shows on Friday and Saturday with both shows selling out in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Belo Horizonte, Brazil. MMA Junkie reports the numbers for UFC 147. The attendance on Saturday night drew a reported 16,643 fans. According to Zuffa, its the best showing for the promotion in Brazil. The […]
Fertitta Interactive launches poker site
The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that Fertitta Interactive LLC will launch its real-money and social gaming company, Ultimate Gaming with the launch of UltimatePoker.com on Friday. Of no surprise, Ultimate Gaming is the UFC’s official online gaming sponsor. Via Las Vegas Review Journal: Fertitta Interactive is a division of Fertitta Entertainment LLC, which is […]