MMA Fighting reports the TUF 17 Finale salaries for Saturday night’s event. The payroll of $508,500 was topped by main event winner Urijah Faber. Via MMA Fighting: Urijah Faber $110,000 ($55,000 base; $55,000 win bonus) Scott Jorgensen $23,500 Kelvin Gastelum $16,000 ($8,000 base; $8,000 win bonus) Uriah Hall $8,000 Cat Zingano $14,000 ($7,000 base; $7,000 […]
TUF 17 attendance, gate and bonuses
Zingano-Rousey to coach TUF 18 on FS1 in September
With Cat Zingano defeating Miesha Tate Saturday night, Dana White announced that the next season of TUF will premiere on Fox Sports 1 during the TUF Finale on FX. A press release later that night confirmed the move and that it would premiere Wednesday, September 4th featuring Zingano and Ronda Rousey as the coaches. Fox […]
Bellator files Reply Brief in Motion to Dismiss Alvarez’s claims
Bellator has filed its Reply Brief in support of its Motion to Dismiss Eddie Alvarez’s counterclaims. Bellator’s motion should be decided sometime this month. Bellator’s counsel has requested an oral argument although its not known at this point whether the Court will grant this request. The Reply Brief attacks Alvarez’s position in bringing its two […]
Bellator MMA Live First Season a Success
Bellator’s inaugural season on Spike TV scored an average of 861,000 viewers according to a recent press release. Despite some issues during the season, it was an overall success. Via Bellator press release: Spike TV’s debut season of Bellator MMA was a ratings success for the network, delivering an average of 861,000 viewers, culminating with […]