MMA Payout takes a look at the 158-page expert report provided by plaintiffs’ economic expert Andrew Zimbalist. Its Dr. Zimbalist’s opinion that Zuffa is attempting to exclude from the case at hand as they take issue with his calculation of damages. As with most of the filings containing sensitive information about Zuffa contract and financial […]
UFC attempts to exclude expert, Plaintiffs file for class certification in latest antitrust lawsuit filings
New filings in the UFC antitrust case filed Friday included plaintiffs’ request for class certification and Zuffa seeking to exclude the testimony of plaintiffs’ expert Andrew Zimbalist. As is customary in litigation, a glut of pages of legal filings were made on a Friday, just in time for the three day President’s Day weekend for […]
UFC Fight Night 126 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC Fight Night 126 was a fast-paced evening with early-stoppage and exciting action Sunday night. Derrick Lewis led the list of bonus winners with his KO of Marcin Tybura. Lewis, Curtis Millender, Brandon Davis and Steven Petersen earned the $50,000 bonuses for the night. Millender earned the other Performance Bonus while Davis and Petersen earned […]
PBC on Fox draws 1.06M viewers opposite Winter Olympics
UFC 220 buys estimated between 340K-380K
According to Dave Meltzer in a report at MMA Fighting, UFC 220 is estimated at doing 340,000 to 380,000 pay-per-view buys. The ratings are similar to numbers in line for UFC 219 in December. UFC 220 featured two title fights. The main event was Stipe Miocic defending his title against Francis Ngannou. The co-headliner was Daniel […]