Bonuses for UFC on Fox 26 happened early as all awards were given to Prelim fighters. Alessio Di Chirico, Nordine Taleb, Julian Marquez and Darren Stewart received the $50,000 bonuses. The bonuses were announced post-event by the UFC. Marquez and Steward were awarded the Fight of the Night while DiChirico and Taleb drew Performance Bonuses. […]
UK court orders Bisping to pay over $400K to former manager
MMA Junkie reports that Michael Bisping will have to pay more than $400,000 in unpaid commissions to his former management team after a Manchester court determined that soon-to-be retired former UFC middleweight champion will need to pay up per an agreement between 2005 and 2011. The lawsuit was reported on by the UK’s Daily Mail […]
Showtime announces Mayweather-McGregor draws 4.3 million domestic PPV buys
On Thursday, Showtime announced that the official domestic PPV buys for August’s Mayweather-McGregor fight drew 4.3 million PPV buys which fell short of the record set by Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao in May 2015. Showtime also announced that it drew over $600 million in total revenue. The Mayweather-McGregor fight was second biggest gate ever with […]
HBO Boxing After Dark draws 576,000 opposite ESPN Top Rank event
HBO Boxing After Dark event Saturday drew 576,000 for its main event featuring Miguel Roman and Orlando Salido. The event was opposite the big Lomachenko-Rigondeaux ESPN telecast. Roman won via TKO in the 9th round over Salido. The fight peaked at 618,000 viewers. According to ShowBuzz Daily, Roman’s win over Salido garnered 0.20 in the […]
Moraes leads fighter roster of payouts for UFC Fight Night 123
MMA Junkie reports the payouts from this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 123. Marlon Moraes took home the highest disclosed payout of $146,000. Moraes knocked out Aljamain Sterling with a knee. For his troubles, Sterling earned $36,000. Brian Ortega received $68,000 including a $29,000 bonus and Cub Swanson earned $76,000. The payouts were disclosed by the […]