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ROUNDTABLE: Considering the UFC relies so heavily on PPV buys, do you see a need for them to make changes to their business model?

November 28, 2017

Considering the UFC relies so heavily on PPV buys, do you see a need for them to make changes to their business model? RAFFAEL IGLESIAS, MMATorch Contributor The UFC’s pay per view buys have come […]

MEDIA & BUSINESS: Can UFC Fight Pass solve the UFC’s PPV problem?

October 16, 2017

Let’s be real, nobody expected UFC 215 or UFC 216 to be successful pay-per-view outings for the UFC. However, with the recent revelation by combat sports journalist Dave Meltzer that neither event sold over 120,000 […]

MONSEY’S TAKE: Fans fight with UFC Fight Pass and my $200 hat

September 1, 2017

For better or worse Mayweather vs. McGregor was a historic night. Many made predictions that the previous PPV buy rate record of 4.6 million made in 2015 by Mayweather vs. Pacquiao would be broken. Fans […]

7/11 Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series Report: Grocke’s review of debut episode of new UFC Fight Pass program

July 12, 2017

Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contenders Series July 11, 2017 The Ultimate Fighter Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada Aired on UFC Fight Pass Pre-Fight Show Megan Olivi welcomes viewers to the broadcast and immediately introduces Urijah […]

7/11 Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series Live Report: Hiscoe’s detailed “Snoop Cast” coverage of debut episode of new Fight Pass Show

July 11, 2017

Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series – Episode 1 July 11, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada Live on UFC Fight Pass (8:00 p.m. ET) Welcome to our coverage of the debut episode of Dana White’s Tuesday […]

MEDIA & BUSINESS: A complete guide to MMA cord-cutting from UFC Fight Pass to Sling TV to FloCombat, plus post-Goldberg era begins

March 10, 2017

A complete guide to MMA cord cutting  With YouTube recently announcing the launch of an over-the-top streaming television service at only $35 an month, it is becoming more apparent that satellite and cable television subscriptions […]

THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/12: Mayweather says he’ll fight McGregor, but would UFC be interested (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)

January 12, 2017

Retired boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is willing to put his money where Conor McGregor’s mouth is. While most of the talk of a Mayweather-McGregor boxing match has come from McGregor’s end, Mayweather went on […]

WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST: Penn has to drop out of his Oct. 15 fight, leaving the Fight Pass card lacking star power (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)

October 5, 2016

B.J. PENN’S COMEBACK SETBACK B.J. Penn is facing yet another setback in his comeback bid. According to reports from John Morgan at MMA Junkie, Penn has been forced out of his Oct. 15 fight with […]

WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST: Rory MacDonald to Bellator with analysis, Lesnar and Jones suspension updates, Fight Pass, WSOF, Sullivan flagged

August 24, 2016

REPORTS: RORY MACDONALD TO BELLATOR Rory MacDonald appears to have fought his last fight for UFC. FloCombat has reported that MacDonald has signed a contract with Bellator after testing the free agent market. Indications of […]

Aljamain Sterling feels great about featured UFC Fight Pass slot at UFC Fight Night 88

May 29, 2016

“I feel great about it [being on the Fight Pass prelims]. After they broke down everything to me, the plan and the things that they want to do with the platform, it just made sense. […]

UFC Fight Pass head Eric Winter says UFC won’t walk away from traditional PPV: “UFC Fight Pass is not the WWE Network”

February 26, 2016

“I ultimately took over running the PPV events marketing team at DirecTV when I was there. My knowledge on the PPV perspective is really deep and narrow. When I moved from DirecTV to Yahoo!, one […]

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  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 9 (2025) and UFC319, UFC Moving to Paramount+
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