I hopped on once again with Bloody Elbow’s Paul Gift and John Nash for another episode of Show Money. This time we discuss the potential impact a union may have on the UFC with the announcement of the Professional Fighter’s Association. I
Archives for August 2016
UFC 202 Prelims draws 1.3M viewers on FS1
The UFC 202 Prelims on FS1 drew 1.3M viewers on Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. The event, which aired from 8-10pm ET drew 816,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The event featured Cody Garbrandt and Takeya Mizugaki. The Alpha Male fighter stopped Mizugaki in the first round. The event peaked with 1.507M viewers […]
UFC 202: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective for UFC 202. This time we take a look at Diaz-McGregor II at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor gains revenge on Diaz It was a majority decision for Conor McGregor as 2 judges scored the bout for McGregor while the third judge determined it a […]
UFC sale made official
The UFC has officially sold as first reported by Darren Rovell. Forbes.com received confirmation from a WME spokesperson Monday afternoon. The sale for $4 billion means that the Fertitta brothers will cash out nearly $870 million in post-tax cash according to Forbes.com. The Fertitta brothers will not be involved in the day to day operations […]
McGregor, Diaz draw over 80% of reported payouts for UFC 202
MMA Junkie reports the full roster of disclosed payouts from Saturday’s UFC 202. The main event accounted for 82% of the reported payouts from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. As previously reported, Conor McGregor earned $3 million (no bonus) and Nate Diaz earned $2 million (no bonus). While there was no bonus associated with their […]