pay-per-view Stories - Bloody Elbow
UFC Pay: A Closer Look At ESPN's Story
On Thursday January 12, 2012, ESPN released an article authored by Josh Gross about the economics of the UFC in conjunction with an upcoming episode of Outside the Lines. Gross has been a harsh critic of the UFC for several years. Now he's got a big platform from which to address the very...
Will The UFC Be Up or Down on Pay-Per-View in 2012?
The UFC had a remarkable 2011 in the face of a painful bad luck streak of injuries, illnesses and suspensions that cost them 11 out of 14 planned main events according to CEO Lorenzo Fertitta talking to the LA Times. There were at most only three UFC cards that sold more than 500,000 pay-per-view...
Early Reports Indicate 920,000 Pay Per View Orders for UFC 114
Dave Meltzer reports (subscription required, and honestly I can't recommend it enough): The earliest cable estimate is 925,000 buys, which would make it the fourth highest number in UFC history. Any estimate this early is a very rough estimate, and the real number could end up significantly...
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...
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 for its fights. Urijah Faber will meet featherweight champion Jose Aldo in the main event of WEC...
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 $640,000 plus legal costs. The lawsuit filed Tuesday targets an Allston, Mass. bar called The Draft,...
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 domestic and European events and how that impacts the moves going forward. UFC UK president Marshall...
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-per-view event promoters in the world have signed with BayTSP to protect and monetize ...
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 on pay-per-view was something of a trial balloon, and that the feedback from fans led the promotion to...
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