I interviewed Bellator women’s bantamweight Taylor Turner as she takes on Valerie Loureda at Bellator 271 this Friday. Turner talks about getting ready for this fight, recently receiving her Brown Belt in BJJ, balancing home and work life and the mental aspect of fighting.
UFC 268 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 268 which took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Usman defeats Covington in rematch Kamaru Usman maintained his dominance over Colby Covington with a unanimous decision victory over the challenger. Once again, Covington was game and put […]
Canelo tops fight night with $40M purse
Canelo Alvarez defeated Caleb Plant on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Vegas to unify all belts at 168 pounds. The fight earned him a big reported payday as the feature fighters split a $50 million fight purse. Alvarez reportedly made $40 million and the challenger Plant earned $10 million. In addition, […]
UFC 268 bonuses
UFC 268 took place Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The night saw many great performances and finishes and the UFC had some tough choices in awarding its bonuses. There were 4 $50K bonuses that went to Marlon Vera, Chris Barnett, Alex Pereira and Bobby Green. Fight of the Night went to Justin Gaethje and […]
UFC 268 to have 4th highest gate in UFC history at MSG
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that UFC 268 will be the 4th highest gate in Madison Square Garden’s history. The event will feature two title fights on Saturday night. The UFC’s first event in New York’s Madison Square Garden drew the biggest gate. UFC 205 which featured Conor McGregor defeating Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title. […]