MMA Junkie reports on the attendance, gate and bonuses for Saturday’s UFC 173 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas where T.J. Dillashaw defeated Renan Barao in a huge upset. Announced at the post-fight press conference, the reported attendance for Saturday’s event was 11,036 for a gate of $1.7 million. A modest gate […]
UFC 173 ticket demand not there
MMA Payout has learned that UFC 173 is the second least expensive ticket on the secondary market at the MGM since January 2011. This is according to SeatGeek, an online event ticket search engine. The average ticket price on the secondary market for UFC 173 is $239. Only UFC 141, featuring Brock Lesnar and Alistair […]
WaPo features White for 173 fight week
The Washington Post featured UFC president Dana White in lead up to this Saturday’s PPV. The piece focuses on White’s past and how he’s got to where he is today. The article follows White during UFC 172. The feature does a good job in painting the picture of White’s personality. In addition, it gave the […]
Pacquiao-Top Rank renew contract
ESPN reports that Manny Pacquiao has signed a two year extension with Top Rank Boxing. The deal will go through December 2016 and likely ends talk of a possible Pacquiao-Mayweather fight. Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum indicated that the financial terms were not disclosed due to a confidentiality agreement. The deal also extends MP Promotions […]
Popeyes Chicken center of PR issue?
Dan Henderson delivered Popeyes Chicken to Daniel Cormier as a joke with the knowledge that Cormier is in the midst of cutting weigh but is fond of the fast food restaurant. However, the seemingly innocuous rib may be seen as a prospective PR gain for opponents of MMA in New York. If you missed it, […]