– UFC 116 officially draws 12,740 attendees for $4.05 million live gate – American Forces Network to broadcast Bellator to 1 million military personnel – Strikeforce to bring MMA special to Toyota Center – Lance Palmer, Mark Ellis Sign With MMA Agencies – MusclePharm Set to Launch GNC Athlete Tour UFC 116 officially draws 12,740 […]
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Hispanic Interest in MMA Growing
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer talks about the dim prospect of the Lesnar-Velasquez title fight happening in Mexico (now scheduled for October in Anaheim, CA), but mentions the UFC’s exploding popularity in the country. White spoke of wanting to do a show in Mexico City, but didn’t know if the timing would work out […]
Social Media Following: UFC and Other Pro Sports
Sergio Non and Haley Blum of USA Today take a quick look at how the UFC stacks up to other professional sports leagues based on Facebook and Twitter. Fighting Stances took a look at the number of fans for the official Facebook pages of several sports entities: Sports entity Facebook followers NBA 3,180,826 UFC 2,269,450 […]
UFC Reaches Settlements in Piracy Suits
The Staff at MMAJunkie are reporting the UFC has reached confidential settlements with over 500 businesses and individuals accused of illegally broadcasting UFC pay-per-views over the internet. “We are committed to standing toe to toe with anyone trying to illegally broadcast or stream UFC events,” UFC President Dana White stated. “Today’s announcement further drives home […]
UFC 116: Prelim & Weigh-in Ratings
MMAPayout.com has learned that the UFC 116 Prelims drew a .9 HH rating on the strength of an average audience of 1.3 million viewers. The broadcast also drew a 1.11 in the M18-34 and a 1.04 in the M18-49 demographics. Additionally, the UFC 116 Weigh-Ins that aired on Friday, July 2nd drew a solid 645,000 […]