Sportico reports that Conor McGregor is the highest paid athlete in the world with earnings of $208 million a year in salary, winnings and endorsements. The article notes that a large part of the earnings comes from the Proper No. Twelve sale to Proximo Spirits which gave the former double champion $170 million and pushed […]
UFC Vegas 27 bonuses
UFC Vegas 27 took place on Saturday at The Apex in Las Vegas and aired on ESPN+. The bonus winners included Bruno Silva who dispatched Victor Rodriguez in a minute. The flyweight dropped Rodriguez with a big right hand which was the beginning of the end. Carla Esparza earned a $50K Performance Bonus for her […]
Pacquiao announces fight with Spence in August
WWE returns to live events in July
Deadline reports that the WWE is returning to touring with live events in different cities. The 25-city schedule starts in July with Texas serving as a major hub for the return for live events. Smackdown will start the touring dates in Houston on July 16th and its monthly PPV will be on Fort Worth on […]
NXT 700K, AEW 821K
NXT on the USA Network Tuesday drew 700,000 viewers according to Nielsen. AEW on TNT Wednesday night drew 821,000 viewers and 0.28 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen on Wednesday. Both telecasts were likely affected by the NBA Play-In Games which aired opposite the telecasts. For NXT, the 700,000 viewers are slightly up from its […]