Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 213 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Whittaker wins interim middleweight title Robert Whittaker won a unanimous decision over Yoel Romero to win the interim middleweight title. Originally, a co-main feature, it took over as the last fight […]
Gegard Mousasi signs multi-fight deal with Bellator
Gegard Mousasi has signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA according to a company press release issued on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The former UFC fighter was a top middleweight and now supplies the Viacom-owned company with another quality fighter. “I’m thrilled to welcome Gegard to the growing Bellator family,” said Bellator President […]
Fox Sports to air press conferences for Mayweather-McGregor
Fox Sports will air the hype for the August 26th Mayweather-McGregor fight according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports. The additional hype for the event should help the event as well as the network. Fox Sports 2 will do specials of “UFC Tonight” this week as the big press tour begins Tuesday at the Staples […]
UFC 213 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 213 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday night drew a reported 12,834 for a gate of $2.4 million making it the second-best for 2017. In addition, the UFC announced bonus of which the main event led the winners. Robert Whittaker’s win over Yoel Romero drew the Fight of the Night while […]
Nunes hospitalized, out of UFC 213 main event
Another year, another last minute issue with the main event of the International Fight Week PPV. Amanda Nunes was hospitalized and Dana White confirmed that the title fight with Valentina Shevchenko is off. The UFC issued a release which includes a sentence noting that customers may request a full refund for their tickets. The new main […]