MMAPayout.com has requested and received the disclosed fighter payouts from Sunday night’s UFC on Versus event that totaled $713,000. Note that the figures below represent only disclosed payout figures; often times fighters receive other forms of compensation that are not reported to the commission. Disclosed Payouts Jon Jones ($20,000+$20,000 = $40,000) defeated Brandon Vera ($60,000) Junior […]
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Meltzer on Versus Ratings
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer sheds some more light on the UFC’s ratings from its debut on the Versus network this past Sunday. The show did a 1.14 rating and 1.24 million viewers, which is a strong number for the network, in fact a higher rating and more viewers watching than any show on […]
ESPN2 Getting ‘MMA Live’
Jesse Holland of MMAMania.com is reporting that ESPN’s internet-only ‘MMA Live’ program will be making the switch to television in the very near future and will find a home with ESPN2. MMAmania.com has learned that host Jon Anik, along with analysts Franklin McNeil and Kenny Florian, will soon bring their mixed martial arts news, highlights […]
MMAterial Facts (03/24/10): ESPN Boosts MMA Coverage, DirecTV/Versus Settlement Details
ESPN ‘MMA Live’ graduates to television on ESPN2 Dana White looking to build a giant family entertainment complex in Vegas UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones” draws 1.24 million viewers for live broadcast Monte Cox Joins KOTC, HDNet, and Lake of the Torches Casino Partnership The Launch of M-1 Global Japan, Evgeni Kogan Interview […]