Dave Meltzer reports that UFC 225 drew 250,000 PPV buys. The PPV buys was the subject of scrutiny when an LA Times report noted that UFC 225 drew “less than 150,000 buys” per an industry source. A UFC attorney came out to call it a “material misrepresentation” indicating it was short by “something in excess […]
Archives for June 2018
The Interview: USF Law Student Zachary Tomlin
I had the opportunity to speak with University of San Francisco Law School student Zachary Tomlin. He recently won an award in the annual Sports Lawyers Association student writing competition for a paper he wrote about the NLRB and the UFC. Tomlin SLA Submission by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd During my talk with Zack, we reference […]
Roster payouts from Horn-Crawford event
MMA Payout has obtained the official payout sheet from last Saturday’s Jeff Horn-Terrence Crawford fight taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Terrence Crawford earned $1.75 million for his TKO victory over Jeff Horn. Crawford won the WBO World Welterweight Title. Horn earned $500,000 according to the disclosure from the Nevada […]
UFC calls report of UFC 225 PPV buys “material misrepresentation”
The UFC has refuted an LA Times report that UFC 225 scored just less than 150,000 PPV buys. UFC attorney Hunter Campbell told the LA Times that the number was a “material misrepresentation” of the actual buys and short by “something in excess of six figures” although he did not provide an actual figure. UFC […]
TUF 27 Episode 9 draws 290,000 viewers on FS1
The Ultimate Fighter 27 episode 9 drew 290,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It is the highest-rated episode in live plus same day for this season. The fight of the telecast featured Mike Trizano taking on John Gunther in a fight between two teammates on the show. Trizano defeated Gunther […]