Strikeforce Not For Sale Despite Rumors, SVS&E CEO Stepping Down - Rumors floating around today involved a Strikeforce sale within the next couple of weeks. Those rumors started swirling yesterday, when Greg Jamison stepped down from his position as CEO and president of Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainement, a group which manages among other entities the San Jose Sharks, HP Pavilion venue, and the MMA promotion Strikeforce. MMARising [...]
Strikeforce MMA DVD Set Cover Unveiled - About a month ago, MMAPayout detailed some of Strikeforce’s big plans for the fall, that not only included a big October show, but the release of EA Sports MMA, a new branding strategy, and also the release of their 2 disc DVD set scheduled for October 12. Payout Perspective: Strikeforce fans who have been patiently [...]
UFC 118: Disclosed Payouts - MMA Weekly has obtained the basic payout information for UFC 118 from the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission in which a total of $1.428 million was paid out to 20 fighters. MAIN CARD FIGHTERS: -Frankie Edgar: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn: $150,000 -Randy Couture: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. James Toney: $500,000 -Demian [...]
McGuinty: “No Illegal Lobbying” in Ontario - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is denying reports that any sort of illegal lobbying occurred in order to legalize the sport of mixed martial arts in Ontario, according to a recent Canadian Press article. The NDP has asked Ontario’s integrity watchdog to investigate, and speaking Monday in Kitchener, Ont., McGuinty said he is willing to put [...]
FightMetric becomes official provider of stats to the UFC - FightMetric announced today that it became the official statistic and analysis provider for the UFC. The Washington D.C. company will provide live fight statistics for UFC events. Compustrike provides live statistics for Strikeforce and HD Net Fights. According to FightMetric’s news release: “We are very proud to be the official statistics provider of the UFC, [...]
Who is the Biggest UFC PPV Draw? – Part 4 - Welcome to part four of our series on which fighters are the biggest UFC PPV draws. In parts one and two , we compared the average buys for cards featuring specific fighters against the average buyrate for all UFC pay-per-view cards. In part three , we then compared fighters’ numbers against cards that did not [...]
Questions, Debt Remain from Shine Fights’ “Worlds Collide” event - As Shine Fights prepares for its first event since its cancelled show on May 15th, there remain unanswered questions, unfinished business and owed money from the failed “Worlds Collide” event in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Officially, Shine Fights’ May 15th event would have featured a boxer versus MMA fighter as Ricardo Mayorga was set to fight [...]
UFC 118 Aftermath: Storylines, Expectations, & Boston Media Impressions - This week, we’ll be taking a look at the storylines, expectations, and media expressions coming out of UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II, which was held at the TD BankNorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 28th, 2010. Setting Up The Storyline UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II, was held at the TD BankNorth [...]
UFC 118: Prelims Draw .8HH - MMAPayout.com has learned the UFC 118 Prelims on Spike TV earned a 0.8HH rating on the strength of an average of 1.1 million viewers. The broadcast drew a 1.0 in both the M18-34 and M18-49 demographics. The quarterly viewership was as follows: 1,204,000; 1,128,000; 1,062,000; 1,059,000 Payout Perspective: This is the lowest rated UFC Prelim [...]
Dana White to Address Oxford Union Society - The Associated Press is reporting that UFC President Dana White will address the Oxford Union Society Debate Club this October while in London, England to promote UFC 120. Malcolm X has spoken there. So have Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa. And now Dana White will take the podium. [...]
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