Reed Harris says WEC could head to PPV three times a year

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    Although World Extreme Cagefighting General Manager Reed Harris is waiting for the final numbers to come (and plans to keep those numbers private), the WEC's pay-per-view debut by all accounts exceeded expectations.

    "I don't have the official numbers ... and it could take a couple months," Harris today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "We had a number internally we were [aiming] for, and we far exceeded that according to the early estimates."

    With the success of those PPV "buys" – which industry insiders have pegged at up to 150,000 to 200,000 – Harris said the WEC could host another PPV show by year's end. And soon, he said, he'd like to see the organization hosting three major PPV events per year.

    "I don't think that would be would something we couldn't attain," Harris said.

    The PPV debut, "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber," marked the organization's for-pay debut on April 24. Soon after Zuffa LLC, the UFC's parent company, purchased the company in late 2006, WEC shows began airing on Versus.

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    Lame. I guess this will mean they will stack up cards for PPV and then water down cards for TV.
     

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