In addition to all of the hype and promotion for Conor McGregor in lead-up to this Sunday’s UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver, McGregor will be hosting a Saturday afternoon fix of movies on FX featuring Irishmen. On Saturday afternoon, January 17th, FX will play Gangs of New York, The Fighter and Taken 2. McGregor […]
McGregor signs deal with Reebok
On Wednesday Conor McGregor signed a sponsorship deal with Reebok making him the 5th fighter to sign an individual deal with the UFC’s official clothier. The fighter announced the deal via twitter. Congratulations to @Reebok on netting the biggest signature in the game. #StayReady pic.twitter.com/dAUWlgJ3e3 — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) January 14, 2015 Financial terms of […]
Report estimates UFC 182 PPV buys between 740K-820K
MMA Fighting reports the PPV buy rate for UFC 182 to be in the 740,000 to 820,000 range making it the biggest PPV since December 2013. UFC 182 which featured Jon Jones defending his heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier was heavily promoted. It received higher than average attention and resulted in the best UFC buy […]
JDS, Overeem top UFC on Fox 13 salaries
MMA Fighting reports the salaries from December’s UFC on Fox 13. The salary figures were released the regulatory body for the event, the Arizona Racing Department. Nate Diaz drew a fine of 20% of his purse due to not making weight. Thus, Diaz made only $16,000. Via MMA Fighting: Junior dos Santos ($130,000 + $130,000 = […]