Mark Ratner has told the Canadian Press that despite the rumors to the contrary, he’s still very bullish on the UFC in Vancouver on June 12th for UFC 115. “The demise of the fight has been greatly exaggerated,” Marc Ratner told The Canadian Press from Las Vegas on Tuesday. “And we are still working on […]
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UFC 111 Prelims: 1.2 million viewers
Spike TV has announced that the UFC 111 Prelims featuring Matt Brown vs. Ricardo Almeida and Nate Diaz vs. Rory Markham generated a 0.9 rating for an average audience of 1.2 million. The broadcast scored fairly well in the 18-34 and 18-49 demos, as usual, with a 1.1 and 1.2 respectively. Payout Perspective: Unfortunately for […]
UFC 111 Buyrate Prediction: 700,000
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 […]
MMAterial Facts (03/29/10): UFC 115 Moving, Strikeforce Partners Up With Canadian Promotion
UFC 115 Will Not Happen in Vancouver, Cincinnati Possible New Canadian promotion “Lets Get It On MMA” Partners With Strikeforce UFC president Dana White expects Web to serve as global UFC television channel MTV could launch show on local MMA fighters Martial arts expo losing fight in Metro Vancouver UFC 115 Will Not Happen in […]
UFC 115 in Vancouver a No-Go
Joe Ferraro of Sportsnet.ca is reporting that UFC 115 in Vancouver is looking like less and less of a possibility due to insurance and other issues brought up by the Vancouver City Council and its conditional license. A planned UFC show in Vancouver in June is on the ropes, apparently due to insurance and other […]