MMA Nation - UFC 138 Post-Fight News: Bonuses, Attendance, Gate Receipts, Injuries And Morehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/33343/mma-icon.png2011-11-08T15:14:31-08:00http://mma.sbnation.com/rss/stream/23054552011-11-08T15:14:31-08:002011-11-08T15:14:31-08:00UFC 138 Ratings: Spike TV Tape Delay Collects 1.8 Million Viewers
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<p>The tape delayed broadcast of UFC 138 collected just 1.8 million viewers, down from previous international events.</p> <p>As expected, ratings for the UFC's final Spike TV televised event exited on a relative low note. Despite delivering explosive finishes in all five main event fights, a tape-delayed broadcast of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/79757/ufc-138-leben-vs-munoz">UFC 138</a> earned just 1.8 million viewers, down from the 1.9 million of UFC 120 (London) and 2.2 million of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/62028/ufc-122-marquardt-vs-okami">UFC 122</a> (Germany).</p>
<p>Even with the drop in viewership, the numbers are considered immensely successful by general standards. The three-hour broadcast drew a 1.2 household rating, a 1.54 in males age 18-49, and a 1.71 in males age 18-34. Among basic cable networks in their time slot, UFC 138 ranked first in each of the key demographics. Additionally, according to figures obtained by <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/" target="_blank">MMA Nation</a>, the ratings peaked to 2,138,000 viewers during the night's main event, a back-and-forth brawl between middleweight contenders <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/126094/mark-munoz">Mark Munoz</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/128665/chris-leben">Chris Leben</a>.</p>
<p>UFC 138 was held on Saturday, November 5th and marked the promotion's return to Birmingham, England. By comparison, Zuffa's previous trip to Birmingham -- UFC 89 -- collected 3.4 million Spike TV viewers with a headlining attraction of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122551/michael-bisping">Michael Bisping</a> vs. Chris Leben.</p>
https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/8/2548084/ufc-138-ratings-spike-tv-leben-vs-munozShaun Al-Shatti2011-11-07T13:56:13-08:002011-11-07T13:56:13-08:00VIDEO: Fan Invades Octagon At UFC 138
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<p>Those watching the live broadcast of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/79757/ufc-138-leben-vs-munoz">UFC 138</a> may have missed one of the more unusual moments in recent UFC history. Midway through the introduction of middleweight headliners <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/128665/chris-leben" class="sbn-auto-link">Chris Leben</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/126094/mark-munoz">Mark Munoz</a>, a fan in attendance at Birmingham, England's LG Arena somehow made his way past lines of security and stormed into the Octagon. Video of the bizarre incident can be seen above.</p>
<p>As you can plainly see, the unidentified fan leapfrogs the cage walls during in the closing moments of Leben's oddly-fitting introductory music, Gary Jules' "Mad World". He briefly revels in his moment, parading around "The Crippler" before being briskly removed by security.</p>
<p>Afterwards, UFC President Dana White was surprisingly amused at the affair. Per White's <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/#!/danawhite/status/132934286918692864">Twitter</a>:</p>
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<p><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/danawhite"><img src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/1125952203/IMG00163-20100917-1819_normal.jpg"></a><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/danawhite">@danawhite</a></strong><br>Dana White</span></span> Fan just jumped the barrier and ran into the octagon! That's a first in 10 years!!!!! The Brits lol<br><span class="embedly_timestamp"><a href="http://twitter.com/danawhite/status/132934286918692864" title="Sat Nov 05 21:36:18 +0000 2011">Nov 05</a> via <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/#!/download/iphone">Twitter for iPhone</a></span><span class="tweet-actions"><a title="Favorite" class="favorite-action" href="https://twitter.com/intent/favorite?tweet_id=132934286918692864"><span><i></i><b>Favorite</b></span></a><a title="Retweet" class="retweet-action" href="https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=132934286918692864"><span><i></i><b>Retweet</b></span></a><a title="Reply" class="reply-action" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?in_reply_to=132934286918692864"><span><i></i><b>Reply</b></span></a></span></p>
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<p>So credit goes to the fan for making the UFC boss chuckle. Still, with the waves of security personnel that line these shows, it's incredibly remarkable he even made it that far.</p>
https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/7/2545233/video-fan-octagon-ufc-138-england-dana-whiteShaun Al-Shatti2011-11-06T13:42:33-08:002011-11-06T13:42:33-08:00UFC 138 VIDEO: ESPN Highlights From Mark Munoz Vs. Chris Leben
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<p>ESPN video highlights from Mark Munoz vs. Chris Leben at UFC 138.</p> <p>
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<p>ESPN cut highlights from last night's <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/79757/ufc-138-leben-vs-munoz">UFC 138</a> headlining bout between <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/126094/mark-munoz">Mark Munoz</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/128665/chris-leben">Chris Leben</a>. Munoz was able to use his wrestling skills to repeatedly take Leben down or reverse position when Leben took him down. Once Leben was on his back, Munoz applied some vicious ground and pound to Leben's face. After two rounds of this, Leben was cut up and unable to see out of his right eye, forcing a stoppage. </p>
<p>Here's <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/5/2540038/ufc-138-results-play-by-play-leben-vs-munoz-mma-news" target="_blank">MMA Nation's play-by-play </a>from UFC 138:</p>
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<p>ROUND 1 - Leben comes out southpaw, Munoz is orthodox. Inside leg kick from Munoz. Leben already stalking, but over commits and Munoz ducks under for a single leg takedown. Munoz on top in half guard. Leben wall walks his way back to his feet. Munoz dives in with a right hand, but Leben reverses position and takes Munoz down. Munoz is trying to stand, but Leben is landing several hard left hands. Now they separate. Leben drives forward with a right hook and now the two clinch along the fence. Leben catches a knee and dumps Munoz to the mat. Leben sits back on a guillotine attempt, but it's from half guard. Munoz escapes. Hard punches on top now from Munoz. Leben trying to stand and eats an extremely hard punch.</p>
<p>ROUND 2 - Leben bullies Munoz in the fence, but Munoz reverses and gets a trip takedown. Munoz on top in Leben's guard and he's landing incredibly hard punches. Leben, incredibly, stands up, although he's bleeding. Munoz again with a trip takedown and lands a hard right elbow. Both fighters are parallel to the fence. From the seatbelt position, Munoz unloads on Leben's face. After a brief scramble, the referee stops the fight temporarily to check the cut. Leben states he can see and the fight is resumed. Leben drives forward with punches, Munoz drops levels, but now hip heists to take Leben's back. Munoz in mount now driving incredibly hard punches to the head of Leben.</p>
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https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/6/2542688/ufc-138-video-espn-highlights-from-mark-munoz-vs-chris-lebenNate Wilcox2011-11-05T16:32:18-07:002011-11-05T16:32:18-07:00Dana White Hesitant About Second Chance For Paul Daley
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<p>UFC President Dana White was noncommittal when asked about the prospect of bringing back former welterweight contender Paul Daley.</p> <p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122574/paul-daley">Paul Daley</a> isn't exactly the best of friends with Dana White. The British slugger has engaged in a public on-again, off-again war of words with the UFC President since an unceremonious release from the promotion in mid-2010.</p>
<p>Though it doesn't mean he hasn't stayed busy. Far from it actually, as Daley has ripped through a 6-2 record in various organizations, including a grueling fight of the year candidate with <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122575/nick-diaz">Nick Diaz</a> in April. With all the attention "Semtex" has been garnering, the assembled British media at the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/79757/ufc-138-leben-vs-munoz">UFC 138</a> post-fight press conference took the opportunity to ask White if the embattled fighter has earned a second-chance inside the Octagon.</p>
<p>"It's not like Daley's been so friendly since that happened," White simply replied, according to <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/MMAjunkieJohn/status/132954294239510528" target="_blank">reports</a> from John Morgan. "I'm not a fan, to be honest.</p>
<p>"We'll see what happens with [the Strikeforce-Showtime deal] first. I just have a hard time with what Daley did."</p>
<p>Daley was notoriously kicked-out of the UFC immediately after taking a post-fight swing at <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122582/josh-koscheck">Josh Koscheck</a> at UFC 113. Since then he has collected wins over UFC veterans <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122960/scott-smith">Scott Smith</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/131238/luigi-fioravanti">Luigi Fioravanti</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/141738/jordan-radev">Jordan Radev</a>, and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/promotion/strikeforce">Strikeforce</a> number-one contender <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129635/jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</a>.</p>
https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/5/2540925/dana-white-ufc-paul-daley-josh-koscheck-mma-newsShaun Al-Shatti2011-11-05T16:19:29-07:002011-11-05T16:19:29-07:00UFC 138 Draws Record-Setting Live Gate And Attendance
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<p>UFC 138 collected an audience of 10,823 and a live gate of $1.5 million.</p> <p>After the conclusion of <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/79757/ufc-138-leben-vs-munoz" class="sbn-auto-link">UFC 138</a> on Saturday morning, UFC President Dana White announced the event's live gate and attendance from Birmingham, England. According to White, 10,823 onlookers lined the sold-out LG Arena, drawing a live gate of $1.5 million. Earlier in the week UFC managing director of international development Marshall Zelaznik revealed the show had already <a target="_blank" href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/3/2535570/ufc-138-sellout-lg-arena-record-leben-munoz">set the arena's revenue record</a>.</p>
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<p>British fans in attendance were treated to an action-packed main card featuring stoppages in all five fights, capped by a bloody back-and-forth war between middleweight contenders <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/128665/chris-leben" class="sbn-auto-link">Chris Leben</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/126094/mark-munoz" class="sbn-auto-link">Mark Munoz</a>. The pair engaged in a brutal brawl for ten minutes until a nasty cut above Leben's eye forced a between-rounds doctor stoppage.</p>
<p>"Hard to fight when you're choking on blood," Leben disappointedly said afterward. "It takes a man to know when they're beat, and he beat me tonight."</p>
<p>For complete post-fight UFC 138 coverage stay tuned to <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/" target="_blank">MMA Nation</a>.</p>
https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/5/2540847/ufc-138-draws-record-setting-live-gate-and-attendanceShaun Al-Shatti2011-11-05T16:00:49-07:002011-11-05T16:00:49-07:00UFC 138 Bonuses: Mills, Etim, Barao And Pickett Earn $70,000
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<p>Che Mills, Terry Etim, Renan Barao and Brad Pickett all earned $70,000 bonuses at UFC 138.</p> <p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129571/renan-barao" class="sbn-auto-link">Renan Barao</a> will bring home a bit of extra cash after his coming-out party at <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/79757/ufc-138-leben-vs-munoz" class="sbn-auto-link">UFC 138</a>. Following the conclusion of Saturday's event in Birmingham, England, UFC President Dana White declared Barao and fellow bantamweight co-headliner <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/127987/brad-pickett" class="sbn-auto-link">Brad Pickett</a> winners of "Fight of the Night". Each man will reportedly receive an additional $70,000 bonus for their performance.</p>
<p>"It was a very hard training camp," Barao gleefully announced after his stunning first-round submission victory. "We did our best. I trained in all areas. I feel very complete, but I have a lot [of room] to grow."</p>
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<p>Also leaving the LG Arena with an extra $70,000 lining their pockets are English countrymen <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/132857/che-mills" class="sbn-auto-link">Che Mills</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/132889/terry-etim" class="sbn-auto-link">Terry Etim</a>, winners of "Knockout of the Night" and "Submission of the Night" awards respectively.</p>
<p>Mills' bonus was never in question after the veteran welterweight crushed <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129718/chris-cope" class="sbn-auto-link">Chris Cope</a> with a brutal pair of knees in just 40 seconds to cap an impressive UFC debut.</p>
<p>"That's what I do," a visibly overwhelmed Mills said. "I feel great. I'm not far from home. I don't even know what to say."</p>
<p>Meanwhile, it took even less time for Etim to shake off the ring rust after a 19-month layoff from the Octagon. The 25-year-old bombarded the overmatched Eddie Faaloloto early, submitting his opponent via guillotine choke in just 17 seconds.</p>
<p>"I'm back now, I'm 100 percent, and I'm ready to make an impact in the division," Etim declared.</p>
https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/5/2540858/ufc-137-results-bonuses-mills-etim-barao-vs-pickettShaun Al-Shatti