Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta have announced that former commissioner of the CFL, Tom Wright, will head the Canadian Office of the UFC in Toronto, Ontario. “I am pleased to announce we are opening an office in Canada, and that Tom Wright, who is so respected and accomplished here in Canada, will lead our business […]
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UFC 113: 520,000 Buys (Early Reports)
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 […]
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 […]