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UFC 221: Payout Perspective

February 13, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the UFC’s first event in Perth for UFC 221. Romero misses weight but KO’s Rockhold Yoel Romero missed weight which threw the main event into question. Romero was fined 30% of his fight purse which was given to Rockhold. The awkward […]

UFC 221 Prelims on FS1 draw 697,000 viewers

February 13, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC 221 on FS1 drew 697,000 viewers Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast featured Dong Hyun Kim earned a split decision over Damien Brown. Also on the telecast, Israel Adesanya stopped Rob Wilkinson, Alex Volkanovski stopped Jeremy Kennedy and Justin Formiga submitted Ben Nguyen. The two-hour telecast drew 0.21 in the […]

UFC 221 attendance, gate and bonuses

February 10, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC made its promotional debut in Perth for UFC 221 and fans were happy to see the fighters in action. It drew 12,437 fans for a live gate of $3.6 million Australian dollars. The US equivalent is $2,810,520 for the gate for a Sunday afternoon in Perth. According to UFC exec David Shaw it […]

UFC 221 weigh ins: Romero misses weight, Rockhold agrees to fight

February 9, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Yoel Romero missed weight during the UFC 221 weigh-ins and the main event for an already thin PPV card was put in jeopardy as Luke Rockhold considered not fighting Romero tomorrow in Perth, Australia. Romero weighed in at 188 pounds and was not able to cut down to the limit of 185 pounds within the […]

UFC raises its PPV prices $5

February 8, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Although most have not talked about it, you will notice that your cable and/or satellite bill might be a little more if you purchase UFC PPVs as the suggested price has been raised $5.00 to $64.99. The last time the UFC raised its PPV prices was 2015. UFC 220 started 2018 with two title fights. […]