MMA Junkie reports on sponsor Dynamic Fastener’s interesting sponsorship strategy with the UFC. The small company does not pay the sponsor tax although its no-nonsense logo has been on many fighters of late. The feature talks with Kevin Perz, the head of Dynamic Fastener. Perz is an MMA fan which is the reason why his […]
White vague on possibility of Lesnar in the UFC
Could a Brock Lesnar return to the Heavyweight division be possible or is this just fanning the flames of publicity? At Wednesday’s press scrum after UFC Fight Night 35 he did not rule out the former UFC Heavyweight coming back to the Octagon. The Lesnar rumors began around UFC 168 as many on social media […]
Rockhold, Miller top UFC Fight Night 35 salary list
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from UFC Fight Night 35. Luke Rockhold topped the salary earners according to the disclosed paydays by the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. Via MMA Junkie: Luke Rockhold: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Constantinos Philippou: $23,000 Brad Tavares: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Lorenz Larkin: $26,000 T.J. Dillashaw: […]
UFC Fight Night 35 and TUF Nations Ep 1 ratings
The Wrestling Observer (subscription required) reports that UFC Fight Night 35 held Wednesday night on FS1 scored 629,000 viewers. After the live event, The Ultimate Fighter Nations received an average viewership of 371,000 viewers. UFC Fight Night from 7-10pm ET which featured Luke Rockhold KO Costa Philippou was the first Fight Night in the U.S. […]
UFC Fight Night 35 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 35 from the Gwinett Center in Duluth, Georgia. Headliner Luke Rockhold heads the list of bonus winners for the event. Bonuses were the standard $50,000 per fighter and were as followers: Fight of the Night: Yoel Romero-Derek Brunson KO of the Night: […]