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What is your Gender?
Male 99%
Female 1%

What is your highest education level?
High School Dipolma 31%
Some College 39%
Graduated with Bachelor Degree 21%
Graduated with Masters or Higher 5%
None 5%

What is your race?
White/Caucasian 81%
Black/African American 1%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 1%
multiracial (2 or more races) 5%
Other 2%

What is your age?
17 and Younger 11%
18-24 50%
25-35 30%
36-55 8%
55 and Older 0%

What is your yearly household income?
$25,000 and Under 36%
$25,000 - $35,000 10%
$35,000 - $50,000 15%
$50,000 - $75,000 16%
$75,000 - $100,000 8%
$100,000 and Above 13%

How many times have you watched live MMA in the past month?
1 time 11%
2-4 times 51%
5-7 times 17%
8-10 times 6%
10-12 times 2%
13 or more 11%

How many MMA events have you been too in the past 12 months?
None 65%
1 time 16%
2-4 times 11%
5-8 times 4%
9-11 times 1%
12 or more 3%

How many MMA PPV's have you purchased or seen legally in the past 12 months?
None 27%
1 time 4%
2-4 times 17%
5-8 times 16%
9-11 times 10%
12 or more 25%

What MMA organizations have you seen in the past 12 months?
UFC 99%
StrikeForce 94%
Bellator 69%
Dream 60%
Shark Fights 30%
Sengoku 29%
M-1 Global 27%
King of the Cage 21%
Moosin 20%
Impact FC 19%
MFC 19%
Other 18%
KSW 11%
XFC 10%
Shooto 10%
Jungle Fight 8%
Bitetti Combat 6%
Art of War 6%
Rage in the Cage 6%
Cage Wars 3%
Cage Warrior 2%

Have you ever purchased an MMA PPV event on the internet?
Yes 18%
No 82%

Have you ever watched free MMA stream on the internet?
Yes 84%
No 16%

Do you feel all MMA should be held in?
Ring (PrideFC or Affliction) 27%
Octagon Cage (UFC) 61%
Hexagon Cage (StrikeForce) 3%
Circle Cage (Bellator) 9%

What do you recognize MMA the most in?
Octagon Cage (UFC) 83%
Hexagon Cage (StrikeForce) 2%
Circle Cage (Bellator) 0%
Ring (Pride FC or Affliction) 5%
None 10%

If you were attend event in person, would you rather watch the fight in?
Cage 40%
Ring 19%
Doesn't Matter 41%

What draws people to view mixed martial arts?
Different styles that come together 77%
Competition of the sport 81%
Violence 56%
Blood 29%
Better than Boxing or Pro Wrestling 54%
Physicality of the fighters 41%
Other 11%

Do you feel there is a "true" developmental system for MMA to get into the UFC?
Yes, The Ultimate Fighter 10%
No, The Ultimate Fighter is just a show 12%
Yes, regional shows 41%
Yes, fight camps promoter their fighters correctly 14%
Neither, TUF, Regional Shows, nor fight camps do enough to promoter their fighters to the UFC 9%
Not Sure 12%
None of the Above 3%

When attending or watching non-UFC MMA event, what draws you to watch?
Ex-UFC Star 11%
Up and Coming Prospect 13%
Doesn't Matter, It's MMA 72%
Not Sure 3%

How much would you pay for a ticket to regional show without any current or former UFC Fighters?
Nothing 10%
$10-$15 16%
$16-$20 24%
$21-$30 21%
$30-$50 18%
$50 or more 7%
Any amount 4%

Would you tune-in regularly to watch live MMA on the internet if the show was free?
Yes 82%
Maybe 15%
No 2%
Not sure 1%

How far would you travel for a non-UFC event in person?
Less than 25 Miles 24%
26-35 Miles 15%
35-50 Miles 18%
51-75 Miles 12%
76-100 Miles 9%
100-150 Miles 6%
150 or More Miles 17%

How do you find out about non-UFC MMA events being held in your area?
MMA Web Site 67%
Newspaper 17%
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter (Includes All Social Networking) 33%
Billboard 8%
Television Commercial 20%
Podcast 3%
FM Radio 18%
AM Radio 3%
Posters in Bar/Restaurants 24%
Word of Mouth 46%
Gym 27%
Message Board 27%
Television Show (HDNet, MAV TV) 16%
Other 6%

What is the best night to attend or watch live MMA event?
Monday 2%
Tuesday 2%
Wednesday 3%
Thursday 4%
Friday 35%
Saturday 64%
Sunday 6%
Any Night 25%
Not the same night as the UFC 22%
Not the same night as major sporting event 12%
Not going anyways 3%

What would prevent you from attending non-UFC event?
Event being held too far from your house 75%
Money 59%
I can watch it on the internet 20%
Never heard of the fighters 28%
Cost of the tickets 53%
Washed Up Fighters 15%
Arena (Old, high crime area, too hot in the arena, etc.) 19%
Same Night as the UFC 39%
Same Night as another sporting event 22%
Cost of food or parking 15%
Fans are too rowdy 12%
Movie or Concert 6%
No one to go with 30%
Other 4%

What would be the reason for you to attend non-UFC event?
Live MMA 88%
Entertainment 77%
I can't watch it on the internet 12%
Up and coming Fighters 55%
Cost of the tickets 29%
Ex-UFC Fighters 38%
Arena (new, nice, etc.) 18%
Nothing on Television 7%
Friends want to go 45%
Kids want to go 2%
Other 6%

What is fair compensation for up and coming fighter not in the UFC or never has been in the UFC?
Under $1,000 17%
$1,000 - $2,000 41%
$2,000 or more 32%
Let him sell tickets for his salary 3%
Doesn't matter 7%

What is your favorite division to watch?
Flyweight 1%
Bantamweight 2%
Featherweight 8%
Welterweight 12%
Middleweight 6%
Light Heavyweight 29%
Heavyweight 10%
Super Heavyweight 0%
Doesn't Matter 24%
Lightweight 8%

What is your least favorite division to watch?
Flyweight 20%
Bantamweight 2%
Featherweight 1%
Welterweight 6%
Middleweight 6%
Light Heavyweight 0%
Heavyweight 8%
Super Heavyweight 18%
Doesn't Matter 33%
Lightweight 3%

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