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Following UFC 106’s dismal pay-per-view numbers, the UFC received an early Christmas present from fans in the form of 620,000 buys for UFC 107. From Dave Meltzer via MMA Payout:

The good news is UFC 104 which was headlined by two barely English speaking fighters — Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua — pulled in 450-500k pay-per-view buys according to The Wrestling Observer. The bad news is UFC 106 headlined by two proven draws — Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin — tanked, only selling an estimated 330-370k pay-per-view buys.Via MMA Payout:

On this week’s edition of ESPN MMA Live, Jon Anik and crew recap UFC 106 and discuss the future of Tito Ortiz, Forrest Griffin, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Josh Koscheck. Tyron Woodley also stops by to talk about his submission win at Strikeforce Challengers V.

The NSAC has released their medical suspensions for UFC 106, and guess what’s missing from the list? Tito Ortiz’s “cracked skull” and his bulging discs or whatever he was talking about. In fact, Tito’s name is nowhere to be found. Imagine that.

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The NSAC has released the fighter payouts for UFC 106. Keep in mind, these figures represent the base contracted pay the fighter receives from the promotion. These figures do not include any additional “locker room” bonuses, pay-per-view revenue sharing, or sponsorship money, which in many cases exceeds a fighter’s base pay. These numbers also do not account for taxes, insurance, and license fees.

Three UFC main events in a row have raised questions about judging and the scoring system used in mixed martial arts. Dana White says something needs to be done, but he’s not the man for the job. We are.

Fanhouse’s Ariel Helwani interviews Dana White, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Josh Koscheck, Amir Sadollah, George Sotiropoulos and Kendall Grove following UFC 106.