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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. Box...
WEC to Run April Pay Per View Featuring Urijah Faber vs Jose Aldo
The AP reports: World Extreme Cagefighting will stage its first pay-per-view event April 24, scheduling a star-stacked card for its first attempt to persuade mixed martial arts fans to pay $44.99...
The UFC Should Sue for Piracy but What They Really Need Is an MMA iTunes
The bloodshed has begun: UFC has accused a Massachusetts bar of showing UFC 104 without coughing up a licensing fee, the Boston Herald reports. According to the newspaper, UFC seeks an award of $64...
MMA in Numbers Update -- UFC 101 and UK Interest
Welcome to another installment of the table (seen in the extended entry) which cannot be stopped. One of the assorted talking points which can be pulled from this exercise is the contrast between dom...
UFC Could Be Furthering Measures Against Internet Piracy
BayTSP, a company that assists clients in defending against piracy, recently released some information regarding their efforts. To wit: One global sports franchise and two of the largest pay-pe...
WEC Pay-Per-View Plans Should Be on Hold
Michael David Smith thinks that the pay-per-view plans have been shelved, at least in the near term. To wit: ...My own speculation is that the organization's previous talk of putting WEC 41 o...
Early Reports Suggest De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao Does 1.5 Million Pay-Per-View Buys; Update: HBO Announces Buyrate of 1.25 million
Kevin Iole reports: Indications are that the pay-per-view result will be around 1.5 million buys, which is a phenomenal number. It’s a tribute not only to De La Hoya’s ability to sell, ...
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