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Report: UFC 142 Sells 225,000 Pay-Per-Views
UFC 142 sold 225,000 pay-per-view buys according to Dave Meltzer in the latest Wrestling Observer (subscription required). While low, this is quite a respectable number given the circumstances. Firstly the event was held in Brazil and the reduced domestic press coverage for overseas events always...
Brock Lesnar: Devastated By Illness At UFC 141
The Brock Lesnar fans saw at UFC 141 was a greatly diminished athlete according to MMA and pro wrestling business guru Dave Meltzer. Meltzer spoke to MMA Nation's Luke Thomas about Lesnar, his legacy and physical condition coming into his fight with Alistair Overeem: I think that Brock saw that...
Is Brock Lesnar Running Away From the UFC?
A little over a year ago I posted Zach Arnold's supposition that Brock Lesnar would ultimately wander away from the UFC just as he has wandered away from every other endeavor he's pursued in his career. The response was uniformly negative and dismissive. A year later Dave Meltzer is openly...
The Debate Over the UFC Booking Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir 3 and the Role of the MMA Media
There's been an interesting discussion buzzing around the MMA media this week and it would be a lapse in BE's self-appointed role as MMA media ombudsman if I didn't wade in. The debate ranges over everything from Spike TV running international events on tape delay to Dana White's response to fan...
MMA Live Report Card
MMA Live made its ESPN 2 debut on Saturday night, and for the most part I thought the shows were very good. The association of MMA with ESPN graphics is very beneficial to the sport. ESPN simply lends a certain legitimacy to MMA. I found the post-show better than the pre-show. We typically only...
The UFC Dominated Pay Per View in 2009
Dave Meltzer reports the numbers: Top 10 PPV buy rates, 2009 1. UFC 100: Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, July 11, 1.6 million 2. Boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, Nov. 14, 1.25 million 3. Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, Sept. 19, 1.05 millon 4. UFC 94: Georges St. Pierre...
Meltzer: UFC 108 Ratings "The Lowest in Several Years"
From Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscription required): The total attendance for UFC 108 was a heavily papered 12,377 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The place wasn’t sold out, and there was a curtain up over the upper level on one side of the arena, the first time...
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