Cris Cyborg led the list of athlete reported pay for Saturday night’s UFC 222 in Las Vegas. The Nevada Athletic Commission released the information. Cris Cyborg: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Yana Kunitskaya: $100,000 Brian Ortega: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Frankie Edgar: $195,000 Sean O’Malley: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Andre Soukhamthath: $19,000 […]
UFC 222 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 222 drew 12,041 for a gate of $1,367, 672 according to the UFC. The event took Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The last event in Vegas was UFC 219 in December which featured Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Holly Holm. The event drew 13,561 for a gate of $1,760,628.74. The bonuses were […]
UFC Heavyweight accepts 1 year suspension
36-year-old Zu Anyanwu has accepted a one-year suspension from USADA for a failed drug test from an out-of-competition sample on October 18th. Furosemide, which is in the class of diuretics and masking agents, and banned year round, was found in his failed test. Anyanwu appeared on Dana White’s Contender Series last summer. He lost to […]
UFC 222 resale prices average $222
UFC 222 taking place at the TMobile Arena in Las Vegas. MMA Payout takes a look at the ticket sales for this Saturday’s event. Coincidentally, the resale price for a ticket for UFC 222 is $222 according to SeatGeek. As of Friday, there has been a downward trend in sales. The median listing price for […]