The MMA Report reports on a proposed bill that would amend boxing and MMA regulations in the state of Florida so that promoters would not need to disclose the number of tickets sold for an event, the gross receipts among other things. Zuffa has contributed $100,000 to the Republican Governors Association in support of lobbying efforts […]
Boxer Mikey Garcia sues Top Rank
Boxer Mikey Garcia has sued Top Rank Boxing for violations of the terms of its promotional agreement under the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act and laws in the state of California. Garcia’s lawyers characterize the promotional agreement as making the boxer an “indentured servant.” The lawsuit was filed earlier this month in Riverside County Superior […]
UFC 172 Prelims: 750,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that the UFC 172 Prelims held on Saturday scored an average viewership of 750,000 viewers which is 2% off the average 765,000 of PPV prelims on FS1. The UFC 172 Prelims which featured Joseph Benavidez versus Tim Elliott in the “main event” of the Prelim card received a […]
UFC 172: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 172 taking place at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland where Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight title against Glover Texeira. Jones wears out Glover Jon Jones fought Glover Texeira’s type of fight but still overwhelmed the challenger. Jones […]
UFC 172 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the gate, attendance and bonuses for UFC 172 from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. As announced at the post-fight press conference, the event drew 13,485 for a live gate of $2.3 million. With its gate, UFC 172 is second to UFC 171 ($2.6M) in terms of biggest gates of 2014. It […]