Pedro Carassco of BJPenn.com is reporting that Tapout has nixed a potential signature t-shirt deal with Fedor Emelianenko for his fight against Fabricio Werdum allegedly because the UFC threatened the popular MMA clothing line with a lifetime ban from its Octagon if it went through with the deal. Initially, Fedor Emelianenko, the number one heavyweight […]
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UFC 115 Payouts
The disclosed payouts have been released by the Vancouver Athletic Commission for UFC 115 and Chuck Liddell leads the way in purse with $500,000 for his show fee. In total, over $1.2 million was paid out in disclosed money. Courtesy of MMAWeekly.com: MAIN CARD FIGHTERS: -Rich Franklin: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Chuck Liddell: […]
Toronto Sports Bar Ripe for UFC Viewing Party
Don Muret of the Sports Business Journal reports on the desire of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to turn its Real Sports Bar and Grill into a quasi closed-circuit destination for its Air Canada Center in Toronto. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment’s new sports bar next to Air Canada Centre will sell plenty of beer […]
UFC 115 PPV Prediction: 460,000
MMAPayout.com uses statistical regression analysis to match both the viewership numbers from Spike TV’s Countdown to UFC and the live gate figures reported by athletic commissions against the PPV buyrate numbers for each UFC event. The analysis produces a linear equation, which can then be used to take new Countdown or gate information and predict […]
TUF 11 Payouts: $406,000
The Staff at MMAJunkie.com are reporting that the total fighter payouts for The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale came to $406,000. Also note that the attendance and gate for the event have been reported at 1,708 and $430,250. Court McGee: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Kris McCray: $8,000 Matt Hamill: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus) def. […]