UFC on Fox 29 took place in Glendale, Arizona and delivered with its main event of Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. The main event which saw Poirier pull out a third-round stoppage in a back and forth fight drew Fight of the Night for the evening. Alex Oliveira surprised Carlos Condit with a guillotine submission […]
UFC 223: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 223 which took place at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. Iaquinta fills in to take on Khabib The main event was to be Tony-Khabib and then Max Holloway and Khabib, but eventually Al Iaquinta, who was to face […]
‘Faces of UFC’ campaign celebrates 25th anniversary
In commemoration of its 25th anniversary in 2018, the UFC is launching its ‘Faces of UFC’ campaign to celebrate the company’s fan base. Via the UFC press release: “In just 25 years, we’ve built a revolution, and we couldn’t have done it without our fans,” UFC President Dana White said. “For our 25th anniversary, we want […]
Bellator 196 draws 420,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator 196 drew 420,000 viewers on the Paramount Network Friday night. The event featured Benson Henderson taking on Robert Huerta in Budapest, Hungary. This past Friday’s event was the fourth one this year under 500,000 viewers with just one event over 500,000. The event drew 0.14 in the A18-49 demo per ShowBuzz Daily. Payout Perspective […]
Exonerated after USADA arbitration, Barnett sues supplement maker
Josh Barnett has sued the supplement maker that he took which led to a finding of a banned substance by USADA. Barnett prevailed at arbitration with USADA which did not suspend the UFC Heavyweight any amount of time. Barnett has sued BIOKOR, LLC, which does business as GENKOR, N101, Inc. and owners Mark Wilcox and […]