MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 166 which took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. UFC drew a reported 17,238 for a gate of $2.5 million. Bonuses of the night, which could have gone to a variety of individuals, were as follows: Fight of the Night: Gilbert Melendez-Diego Sanchez […]
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Thursday night ratings: UFC 165 re-air and Rampage 4 Real
MMA Payout has learned that the re-air of UFC 165 scored an average of 449,000 viewers on FS1. On Spike TV, the first of a three part documentary on Rampage Jackson leading up to the Bellator PPV received 404,000 viewers. Last month’s PPV featured the five round fight between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson. The […]
UFC contemplates expanding production arm
The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) reports that last month Dana White and UFC senior vice president of production and operations Craig Borsari began work to create non-UFC sports programming in hopes of it landing on Fox Sports. Although nothing specific was provided, White said the programming would resemble the “Countdown” shows it does to […]
FS1 to reair UFC 165 PPV on Thursday
MMA Junkie reports that FS1 will air the UFC 165 main card in its entirety on Thursday. The card was highlighted by Jon Jones’ title defense against Alesander Gustaffson. The PPV replay airs as part of a special three-part special “UFC Reloaded” starting at 5pm PT/8PM ET. In addition to Jones-Gus, you will also get […]
UFC 164 salaries: Heavyweights top payroll
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from August’s UFC 164 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Frank Mir and Josh Barnett topped the payroll of over $1.1 million. Via MMA Junkie: Anthony Pettis: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Benson Henderson: $110,000 Josh Barnett: $160,000 (no win bonus) def. Frank Mir: $200,000 Chad Mendes: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus) […]