The UFC announced that Tito Ortiz will join the UFC Hall of Fame with an induction ceremony the same day as his fight with Forrest Griffin on Saturday, July 7th. Thus, Ortiz will be fighting his last bout in the UFC as a current Hall of Famer. Via UFC Press Release: Ortiz will be officially […]
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UFC FX weekend ratings score pair of 1.3M audiences
MMA Weekly reports that ratings for the UFC 147 Prelims on FX scored 1.3 million viewers. The rating is in line with the UFC Prelim average since the UFC-Fox deal. It is being reported that more than 20 million viewers in Brazil watched Saturday night’s PPV. In addition, MMA Junkie reports that 1.3 million viewers […]
Report: Top 50 Ad Spenders in Sport include UFC sponsors
Sports Business Journal reports the biggest ad spenders in sports for last year as compiled by Nielsen Research. The UFC has four companies in the top 50 and only one (Anheuser Busch at number 2) is an official sponsor of the UFC. Direct TV(12), Best Buy (43) and Miller Coors (7) appear in the top […]
UFC 146 main event salaries
MMA Junkie reports the release of main event fighter salaries for tonight’s UFC 146. JDS and Frank Mir will earn $200,000 each with no win bonus. Also revealed by NSAC head Keith Kizer, Cain Velasquez will earn $100,000 with the potential of a $100,000 win bonus and Bigfoot Silva will earn a flat $70,000. Payout […]
UFC 146 Primetime Ep 2: 544,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that the second episode of UFC 146 Primetime scored an average of 544,000 viewers on Friday night on FX. Last week’s debut featuring JDS and Frank Mir had an average of 542,000 viewers. First episode – 542,000 viewers Second episode – 544,000 viewers The previous UFC Primetime, Jones vs. Evans, grabbed an […]