Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported last week that he’s getting early reports of 520,000 buys for UFC 113, but that he’s also seeing numbers which could point towards a number even higher. Early reports on UFC 113 on 5/8 in Montreal have the show doing 520,000 buys, slightly above the 450,000 that the […]
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UFC 114 Fight Week
In the past few years, marketing during fight week has proven extremely valuable in motivating consumers to purchase a PPV event. Thus, I suspect the UFC will pull out all of the stops this week to promote UFC 114, because this event could wind up pushing 800k – which is remarkable for a non-title bout […]
Next UFC Expo in August @ UFC 118
The Staff at MMAJunkie are reporting that the UFC will host a UFC Expo in August to coincide with its first event in Boston, Massachusetts (UFC 118) on August 27th and 28th. The promotion today announced a third date for the highly popular event to coincide with UFC 118 in Boston. The expo takes place […]
TUF 11, Episode 8: 1.0 HH Rating
MMAPayout.com has learned that the eighth episode of The Ultimate Fighter season 11 earned a 1.0HH rating on the basis of 1.3 million viewers on Wednesday night. The show earned a 1.54 in the M18-34 and a 1.2 in the M18-49. Quarterly hours: .91, .92, 1.05, 1.02 Payout Perspective: This was the 1.0 drop that […]
UFC to Make Major Announcement in Toronto
The Canadian Press are reporting that the UFC will make a major announcement at Toronto’s Rogers Centre next Tuesday, but it’s unlikely that the news will pertain to legalization in Ontario. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to hold a press conference next Tuesday at Rogers Centre in Toronto, where the Las Vegas-based mixed martial […]