Welcome to the second part of UFC 129’s Payout Perspective. PPV Buy Rate trending at estimated 800K-900K (Updated 5/5) Dave Metzler at the Wrestling Observer (subscription required) stated that the trending buy rate for UFC 129 will be between 800-900K. It was estimated to be around 1 million buys earlier. The explanation between trending […]
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UFC 129 Prelims: 1.5 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that the UFC 129 Prelims scored a strong 1.5 million viewers on Spike TV. The prelims aired an hour earlier due to the change in the PPV start time. Via MMA Junkie: The ratings were up solidly from UFC 128’s ” UFC Prelims” special, which netted 1.3 million viewers. The UFC 129 […]
UFC 129: Payout Perspective – Part 1
Welcome to another addition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 129 held at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario Canada. The three and a half hour PPV set records in attendance, gate and bonuses. It was the organization’s biggest event in its history. In the main event, Georges St. Pierre outclassed […]
UFC 129 sets records for attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 129 set an attendance record with 55, 724 in attendance Saturday night in Toronto. The gate totaled $12.1 million ($11.5 million Canadian) according to MMA Junkie. The records shattered the previous marks of 23,152 (UFC 124) $5,397,300 (UFC 66). In addition, record bonuses were given to fighters tonight as the Submission, KO and Fight […]
Early start time for UFC 129 scares White
Dana White expressed concern over the UFC’s decision to move up the PPV time for the biggest event in the company’s history. The move, announced in March, was done to accommodate the East Coast markets so that audiences would not have to stay up until 1am. Although a calculated risk White believes it was the […]