UFC 59 Buyrate, Chuck Liddell/ESPN, Matt Hughes, & More

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UFC 59 Sells 400,000 Buys On PPV?

The Wrestling Observer newsletter is reporting that the UFC 59 "Reality Check" PPV featuring Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin and Tim Sylvia vs. Andrei Arlovski drew 400,000 buyrates according to early industry estimates.

If indeed true, that would surpass the figure for the UFC 57 show featuring the rubber match between Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, thought to be one of the biggest money-making fights the company had to offer at the time.

This would prove that as the sport continues to dominate national television and other forms of advertising, it will continue to grow, and they will likely be adding new box-office attractions along the way.


Chuck Liddell & Dana White On ESPN

UFC Light Heavyweight champion "The Iceman" Chuck Liddell and company president Dana White will be special guests on ESPN's "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith".

The show will be taped at 6:00 PM ET., with doors opening at 4:30 PM ET. at the Hotel Pennsylvania on 15 Pen Plaza across from Madison Square Garden. For free tickets to attend the taping, call Brian Dunphy at 646-708-7105.


Matt Hughes Featured In Muscle & Fitness

UFC Welterweight champion Matt Hughes will be featured in a four page article in the upcoming June issue of the popular magazine, "Muscle & Fitness".

Hughes fights legendary UFC competitor Royce Gracie at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on May 27 for UFC 60 "Hughes vs. Graice". Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com.


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Its the only ppv i will pay for anymore,UFC is great...cant wait til 60