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UFC 168: Payout Perspective

December 30, 2013 by Jason Cruz 26 Comments

Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the last UFC event of 2013 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Weidman retains belt after Silva breaks leg Corey Hill. That is what went through my mind as Anderson Silva’s shin was shattered on a Chris […]

Weidman receives pay bump for UFC168

December 28, 2013 by Jason Cruz 7 Comments

MMA Junkie reports the initial reported payouts for UFC 168 of the main and co-main events this Saturday. Notably, Chris Weidman is receiving a huge raise in his first defense of his Middleweight crown against Anderson Silva. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the “show” and “win” salaries for UFC 168 which was obtained by […]

UFC going all in for UFC 168 promotion

December 27, 2013 by MMAPayout Moderator 34 Comments

To say that tomorrow’s UFC 168 is an important event for Zuffa this year would be quite the understatement. In fact, the focus placed on UFC 168 has been so strong that some have argued that it has actually undermined the UFC events in between, which caused them to under perform. We will take a […]

13 for 13: No. 7 UFC PPV Buys Actually Improving?

December 25, 2013 by Jason Cruz 7 Comments

If I were to tell you that the UFC is having a strong year with its pay per view business you would think that someone sponsored this post. However, the UFC is set to improve over its 2011-2012 PPV averages. Through 12 PPVs it is averaging approximately 423K PPV buys for 2013. Even if UFC […]

13 for 13: UFC signs 11 Invicta Fighters for Straw Weight Division

December 18, 2013 by Jason Cruz 6 Comments

Its that time of year again where MMA Payout counts down the top business stories in MMA. We start off with the recent signing of Invicta fighters to the UFC. Dana White announced earlier this month that the UFC signed 11 fighters from Invicta FC and created a straw weight division of 115 pound women […]