The Las Vegas Sun has a great short clip featuring Randy Couture where he shares part of the recent conversation he had with UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre regarding his rumored move to Olympic Wrestling. Payout Perspective: In recent days the GSP-wrestling talk has really been heating up in Canada. The feeling is that GSP […]
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UFC 112 Could be a Monster
UFC 108 PPV Prediction: 444,000 Buys
A weighted average statistical regression analysis of two different variables – viewership in Countdown to UFC and live gate revenue across 30-40 events – was used to derive a linear equation that allows us to input UFC 108’s respective Countdown viewership (559,000) and live gate revenue ($2 million) in order to determine an expected buyrate figure for the […]
UFC Prelims Need Tweaking
The concept of rewarding fans with free fights is admirable, and a step in the right direction for a combat sport looking to avoid the mistakes that boxing has made over the years. However, the risk with the UFC Prelim shows is that if the two featured fights go quickly, it forces the hand of the UFC to show further […]
UFC Planning to Sue Individuals, Websites for Piracy
Steven Marrocco of the Vancouver Sun writes that the UFC plans to go after individuals and websites that push pirated UFC content: Mixed martial arts fans who watch pirated internet content could soon be pressed against the cage, says the president of an industry-leading fight promotion. In a move that could signal a sea change […]