MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 56 from Uberlandia, Brazil. Ovince St. Preux headed the list of bonuses with a surprising, upset victory over Mauricio “Shogun” rua. Attendance at the Ginasio Municipal Tancredo Neves in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil drew 5,761 fans to the venue. The venue has a capacity […]
UFC Fight Night 55 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from UFC Fight Night 55 taking place at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia. Main eventer Luke Rockhold topped the list of bonuses of $50,000 each. UFC exec Tom Wright announced the attendance and gate post-fight. The event drew 9,904 for a gate of $1.05 million. The […]
Boxer Garcia agrees to dismiss 3 of his claims against Top Rank
Boxer Mikey Garcia has agreed to dismiss three of his causes of action against promoter Top Rank. The stipulation to dismiss his claims avoids a summary judgment motion brought by his promoter in a dispute over his fight contract. Garcia’s attorneys and Top Rank attorneys stipulated to dismissal of 3 claims that were at issue […]
Bellator announces UK TV deal for Bellator 131
Bellator announced on Thursday that it has landed a television deal with U.K. broadcast network, Viacom-owned 5*. It will air next week’s card, Bellator 131, which will feature Tito Ortiz facing Stephan Bonnar. Via Bellator press release: The highly-anticipated “Bellator 131: Tito vs. Bonnar” fight card will air in the U.K. on Sunday, November 16 at 9pm on […]
Dana White talks about UFC business at Sports Media Tech Conference
On Thursday morning, UFC president Dana White was a featured guest at the NeuLion Sports Media & Technology Conference. The conference which centered on the future of sports media technology had White as one of its key speakers to talk about the company. Notably, White addressed the issue of low PPV numbers. He acknowledged the […]