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ROUNDTABLE: Is UFC moving pay-per-views to ESPN+ a good move? (UPDATED)

March 19, 2019

Is moving all PPVs to ESPN+ a good or bad move for UFC? Cole Henry, Host – MMA Scope Podcast I would assume that the UFC wouldn’t do something like this unless they thought it […]

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 […]

MEDIA & BUSINESS: An argument for variable pay-per-view pricing

September 13, 2017

In less than a month, the combat sports world has seen both sides of the pay-per-view spectrum. On August 26, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor cashed in on ridiculous hype. While on September 9, UFC […]

ROUNDTABLE: How many PPV buys will the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight have? More than 5 million, or less than 5 million?

August 23, 2017

How many PPV buys will the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight have? More than 5 million, or less than 5 million? FRANK HYDEN, MMATorch Contributor I’m going to go with over 5 million buys. As I […]

TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/21: Bellator giving pay-per-view another shot with Sonnen vs. Silva, Fedor vs. Mitrione main events (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)

March 21, 2017

Bellator is giving pay-per-view another shot. The Associated Press reported on Monday that Bellator will hold the second pay-per-view event in its history on June 24 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Two […]

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November 18, 2015

Saturday’s UFC 193 event was expected to perhaps be the biggest pay-per-view draw of the year, and it may have been even bigger than those lofty expectations. According to UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta, via a […]

Dana White says UFC 193 “trending of the charts,” expects it to beat Ronda Rousey’s massive UFC 190 draw

November 13, 2015

Ronda Rousey certified herself as the UFC’s top star this August, with UFC 190 shocking most by drawing over 900,000 buys on pay-per-view. The event didn’t have a ton on the undercard, and her challenger […]

Daniel Cormier talks recent pay-per-view buyrates, believes Jon Jones rematch will be “really, really big pay-per-view”

November 4, 2015

As a private company, the UFC doesn’t officially release numbers for their pay-per-view events, so those reported wind up being best estimates based on a number of industry factors. However, the fighters involved in the […]

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