Push for the expansion of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act to combat sports continued this year with another Congressional Subcommittee Hearing. This time, the questions were pointed specifically about the impact the Ali Act might have on MMA. In December, Randy Couture, Dr. Kristen Dams-O’Connor, Pennsylvania Athletic Director Greg Sirb and the UFC’s Marc […]
UFC 219 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 219 ended 2017 with a reported 13,561 attending for a gate of $1.76 million. The main event also was deemed Fight of the Night with Cris “Cyborg” Justino pulling off the unanimous decision over Holly Holm. The official gate per UFC officials (via MMA Junkie) was $1,760,628.74. The event pales in comparison to last […]
Cyborg and Holm top UFC 219 salaries
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports some of the purses for Saturday night’s UFC 219. Cristiane Justino will earn $500,000 while Holly Holm will make $300,000. Both main event fighters will not receive a win bonus if they prevail. Although, the hefty show purses should compensate for the lack of a win bonus. Khabib Nurmogomedov will draw […]
MPO Year in Review: No. 5 Mark Hunt sues the UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar
In January, Mark Hunt filed a lawsuit against Zuffa, Dana White and Brock Lesnar from his loss at UFC 200 to the returning WWE star and subsequent revelation that Lesnar tested positive for a banned substance on the UFC anti-doping policy. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Nevada, was unique as it included allegations […]
MPO Year in Review: No. 6 Down year for UFC PPVs
It was a disappointing year for UFC PPVs as 4 UFC PPVs did not surpass 200,000 PPV buys. The absence of Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey and lack of another UFC star to appeal to the mainstream hurt this year’s events. UFC 208: 200,000 UFC 209: 300,000 UFC 210: 300,000 UFC 211: 300,000 UFC 212: 167,000 […]