UFC 215 on Saturday was a sellout with 16,232 in attendance at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The event created a live gate of $2,028,307.14. The event was headlined by Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko after the original main event of Demetirous Johnson and Ray Borg was scratched due to the challenger’s health issues. […]
Main card fighters draw UFC 215 bonuses
Rafael Dos Anjos, Henry Cejudo, Jeremy Stephens and Gilbert Melendez drew the Fight of the Night Bonuses for UFC 215 on Saturday night. The $50,000 bonuses were announced by the UFC post-fight. RDA made quick work of Neil Magny in an impressive outing in the former lightweight champion’s new weight class. He took out Magny […]
Boxer left with brain injury and paralysis settles with New York for $22M
Magomed Abdusalamov has agreed to a $22 million injury settlement with the state of New York for injuries sustained in a fight in 2013. The award is believed to be the largest personal injury settlement the state has ever made. The Court of Claims of New York approved the settlement agreement on Friday. For those […]
UFC 215 main event off due to Borg illness
The main event between Demetrious Johnson and Ray Borg set for this Saturday at UFC 215 has been canceled due to an illness to Borg. According to the initial report by MMA Fighting, the cancellation by Borg was not related to weight-cutting. However, doctors believed that he was unfit to fight this Saturday. Ironically, Amanda […]
Lorenzo and Frank cashout their UFC shares per report
Forbes.com reports that Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta have divested fully from the UFC. According to sources from Forbes.com, the Fertittas have sold the remaining shares they owned in the UFC this past August. The Fertittas had 5.8% of the shares in the company WME-IMG purchased last July. With the sale, the Fertittas are no longer […]