UFC News: UFC 129 Fails to Reach 1 Million Pay Per View Buys

UFC 129 was the biggest UFC event in history in terms of attendance, live gate ticket sales and marketing. The fight card featured welterweight champion and MMA superstar Georges St-Pierre, Jake Shields, Randy Couture, Lyoto Machida and Jose Aldo. It w…

UFC 129 was the biggest UFC event in history in terms of attendance, live gate ticket sales and marketing. The fight card featured welterweight champion and MMA superstar Georges St-Pierre, Jake Shields, Randy Couture, Lyoto Machida and Jose Aldo. It was a truly epic event that should have done huge numbers in the pay per […]

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UFC News: UFC 129 Fails to Reach 1 Million Pay Per View Buys

Brock Lesnar, Jon Jones, Edgar & Maynard: How Losing Them Impacts UFC PPV Buys

The UFC has recently run into a string of bad luck, losing their next two pay-per-view card’s main events due to injury and illness. First, Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard were both injured while training for their UFC 130 main event. Neither figh…

The UFC has recently run into a string of bad luck, losing their next two pay-per-view card’s main events due to injury and illness. First, Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard were both injured while training for their UFC 130 main event. Neither fighter will be able to compete on the May 28 card, as Edgar […]

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Brock Lesnar, Jon Jones, Edgar & Maynard: How Losing Them Impacts UFC PPV Buys

UFC Buys Strikeforce: Will Strikeforce Be Missed?

And like that, there was one. In the wake of Zuffa’s epic acquisition of MMA promotion Strikeforce, observers are forced to speculate on the limited details forthcoming from the UFC. Of course, plenty of writers are pointing out how this could po…

And like that, there was one. In the wake of Zuffa’s epic acquisition of MMA promotion Strikeforce, observers are forced to speculate on the limited details forthcoming from the UFC. Of course, plenty of writers are pointing out how this could potentially hurt the sport in many ways. Most notably that there is no longer […]

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UFC Buys Strikeforce: Will Strikeforce Be Missed?

UFC Buys Strikeforce: Dana White, Scott Coker and Lorenzo Ferttita on the Deal

Over the weekend, Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC, purchased Strikeforce, the second largest MMA promotion in the United States. On Monday, Zuffa held a media call about the purchase. On the call were Zuffa CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, Strikeforce CE…

Over the weekend, Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC, purchased Strikeforce, the second largest MMA promotion in the United States. On Monday, Zuffa held a media call about the purchase. On the call were Zuffa CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker and UFC president Dana White. There were many questions about this […]

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UFC Buys Strikeforce: Dana White, Scott Coker and Lorenzo Ferttita on the Deal

UFC Buys Strikeforce: What It Means for Strikeforce, Fedor, Showtime and More

With the UFC’s announcement still only a few days old, information about the details are still rolling in. It might be quite some time before we have all the facts. That said, there’s already plenty of things that we DO know, and plenty of …

With the UFC’s announcement still only a few days old, information about the details are still rolling in. It might be quite some time before we have all the facts. That said, there’s already plenty of things that we DO know, and plenty of questions to think about as we move forward. Here’s my breakdown […]

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UFC Buys Strikeforce: What It Means for Strikeforce, Fedor, Showtime and More

UFC Buys Strikeforce: What Does the Purchase Mean for MMA?

On March 12, Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC, purchased its rival promotion Strikeforce. Learning of this news while I was training with Vladmir Matyushenko from his manager, Nima Safapour from Alchemist Management Group, the training ses…

On March 12, Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC, purchased its rival promotion Strikeforce. Learning of this news while I was training with Vladmir Matyushenko from his manager, Nima Safapour from Alchemist Management Group, the training session being performed to prepare Vladimir for his fight against Jason Brilz at UFC 129 on April 30, […]

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UFC Buys Strikeforce: What Does the Purchase Mean for MMA?