Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week, we’ll be taking a look at the UFC’s debut on Versus with an event that featured a light heavyweight bout between rising star Jon Jones and Brandon Vera, in addition to a heavyweight contender showdown between Junior dos Santos and Gabriel Gonzaga. In an attempt to […]
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Germany Bans the UFC on Television
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports breaks down the report released yesterday that the Bavarian Regulatory Authority in Germany has banned the UFC from airing on television in the country. The German equivalent of the Federal Communications Commission on Friday issued a preliminary order that would bar Ultimate Fighting Championship programming from the Munich-based network German […]
UFC Primetime Episode Two: 506,000 viewers
MMAPayout.com has learned that Wednesday night’s episode of UFC Primetime: GSP vs. Hardy drew an average audience of 506,000 viewers, good for a .43 HH rating. Payout Perspective: The debut episode of the GSP vs. Hardy series scored big, but this follow-up has to be a little bit of a disappointment as it drops 50%. […]
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Strikeforce Goes Solo on April 17th
Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com is reporting that Strikeforce will be the only MMA promotion running a live show on Saturday, April 17th as the UFC has opted not to hold its rumored card, also in Nashville, on the same day. The long-rumored UFC event expected to counter the promotion’s April 17 CBS offering will not […]