Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. UFC 305 took place Sunday morning in Perth, Australia at the RAC Arena. DDP successfully turns back Adesanya Dricus Du Plessis made his first successful middleweight title defense against former champion Israel Adesanya. While the fight was close, DDP was able to stun Adesanya and submit him with […]
New trial date for Le v. Zuffa
A status conference was held in the Zuffa Antitrust lawsuit before Judge Richard Boulware. According to multiple reports, the trial date for Le v. Zuffa is February 3, 2025 and will not be change short of an approved settlement between the parties. The court originally issued an October 26, 2024 trial date but re-assigned the […]
UFC 305 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 305 took place on Sunday morning in Perth, Australia at the RAC Arena. The UFC gave out 4 bonuses for the night. UFC 305 drew 14,152 for a live gate of $5,477,097. There were 4 Performance Bonuses announced of $50K each. Dan Hooker and Mateusz Gamrot earned Fight of the Night. Kai Kara-France and […]
White states McGregor will not fight in 2024
Earlier this week, Dana White announced that Conor McGregor will not be fighting this year. The news is disappointing considering the anticipation of the return this year. White stated that McGregor would not be fighting this year at the Contender Series scrum on Tuesday. He confirmed the statement in an interview with Sportsnet. White spoke […]
UFC 307 main event announced
Dana White announced the main event for UFC 307 to be held October 5th from Salt Lake City, Utah. The card will feature Alex Pereira taking on Khalil Rountree for the UFC Light Heavyweight title. This will be the third time Pereira will be defending his title this year. Rountree is the winner of 5 […]