UFC 240 took place Saturday night in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. The promotion awarded its $50,000 bonuses which included two Performance Bonuses and a Fight of the Night. Deiveson Figueiredo’s victory over Alexandre Pantoja drew Saturday’s Fight of the Night as the two flyweights put on a show on the Prelims which aired on ESPN. In […]
PFL 5 main card on ESPN2 draws 165K viewers
The Professional Fighters League on Thursday night drew 165,000 viewers on ESPN2 according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. PFL5’s main card aired on the network. The main card which aired at 9 pm ET featured Lance Palmer as he defeated Luis Rafael Laurentino via TKO in Featherweight action. Also, Chris Wade secured a spot in […]
UFC 240 tickets affordable as ticket demand non-existent
UFC 240 this Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada looks to be one of the most affordable in recent memory. According to SeatGeek, the ‘get-in’ price on the secondary market is $110 USD. As of Friday afternoon, the market appears to be very soft for this event featuring the Featherweight title defense of Max Holloway and […]
Pac-Thurman attendance, gate, comps and payouts (Pac pays a lot for tickets)
The Nevada Athletic Commission disclosed the payouts, attendance and gate for the Manny Pacquiao-Keith Thurman fight. The event this past Saturday sold 11,436 tickets with another 1,675 comped. The gate drew $6,260,275. The commission also disclosed the payouts from the event. Manny Pacquiao received $10M (although likely more) for his fight with Keith Thurman who […]
Aurora Cannabis and UFC launch joint research project on CBD
Aurora Cannabis and the UFC have launched an endeavor for researching the use of CBD products for MMA athletes. The company’s CBD sponsor, Aurora Cannabis, is launching the research program which will produce multiple studies under the terms of the partnership with the UFC. According to the release, the research will examine the use of […]