MMAPayout.com has retrieved the disclosed payouts for WEC 45 – held this past Saturday, December 19th – from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Please note the following represent only a portion of the fighters total purse. Disclosed Payouts Main Event: Donald Cerrone $24,000 ($12,000 show/win) def. Ed Ratcliff $9,000 Main Card: Anthony Njokuani $8,000 ($4,000 […]
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Who’s Number Two?
The WEC and Strikeforce battled head-to-head over the weekend in a match-up of Saturday night events that closely paralleled their on-going war for the number two position in MMA. But did WEC 45 or Strikeforce: Evolution really make a case one way or another for their respective organizations? WEC 45 was by and large what […]
WEC to be Televised on The Score
The Score, a sports television network in Canada, has reached an agreement to televise seven World Extreme Cagefighting events next year: TORONTO, Dec. 17 /CNW/ – Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) today announced that it has inked an exclusive Canadian multi-platform partnership agreement with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC(R)), one of the world’s leading mixed martial […]
SBJ: Versus Renewal Includes 2 UFC Events
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal is reporting that Zuffa’s renewal agreement with sports television network, Versus, not only includes seven WEC events but two UFC events. The UFC is coming to Versus as part of a two-year renewal that the Comcast-owned network signed with the mixed martial arts association’s parent, Zuffa. Versus […]
Versus Loses 9 Million Homes
John Ourand writes for the Sports Business Daily that Versus lost exposure to 9 million homes due to the end of free previews on several cable and satellite providers on December 1st. Versus’ distribution dropped by about 9 million homes December 1 when a free preview period with Dish Network, Time Warner Cable and Cox […]