Steve Marrocco of MMAWeekly provides a summary of a recent Q&A with Dana White on the state of the UFC: * White was disappointed by the UFC’s first showing in Chicago and promised the promotion will return to the Windy City soon. * Chuck Liddell will meet with White soon to discuss his UFC […]
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UFC 106 Payouts
Courtesy of the Nevada State Athletic Commission: Forrest Griffin, $250,000 (including $150,000 win bonus) def. Tito Ortiz, $250,000 Josh Koscheck, $106,000 (including $53,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Johnson, $17,000 Amir Sadollah, $30,000 (including $15,000 win bonus) def. Phil Baroni, $25,000 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, $100,000 (including $30,000 win bonus) def. Luis Arthur Cane, $19,000 Paulo Thiago […]
Ratner on Judging and Officiating in MMA
UFC VP of Regulatory Affairs, Marc Ratner, took some time to speak with Heavy.com in regards to officiating and judging in MMA over the weekend: Payout Perspective: Ratner always seems to add that big picture perspective that the MMA community so desperately needs every once in a while. MMA doesn’t have an ideal system right […]
UFC 106: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we’ll be taking a look at the business side of UFC 106 which was held on Saturday, November 21st at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event featured the Octagon return of Tito Ortiz as he took on Forrest Griffin in […]
Countdown to UFC 106 Viewership
The Countdown to UFC 106 program on Spike TV drew a .37 HH rating for an average audience of 445,000 viewers. MMAPayout.com has been using Countdown to UFC viewership and the live gate revenue from each UFC PPV event to predict the PPV buyrate for that event. Check back on Sunday for a statistical estimate […]