Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take you to the Honda Center in Anaheim, California for UFC 214. Jones returns to win back the UFC Light Heavyweight Title The matchup finally happened and DC looked much better than their initial fight. However, a headkick in the third round undid any momentum […]
UFC Prelims draw 866,000 on FXX
The UFC 214 Prelims on FXX drew 866,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The event peaked between 9:15 and 9:30pm with 1,072,000. The event was moved to FXX due to Major League Baseball on FS1. It’s worthy to note that the games Giants/Dodgers and Reds/Marlins drew 421,000 viewers and 276,000 viewers respectively while the prelims drew […]
Parties stipulate to legal briefing schedule contesting Matt Hume deposition
The Motion to Compel the deposition of Matt Hume and have him produce documents has been given dates for legal briefing. But, Plaintiffs seeking the deposition will also face a Motion to Quash from Hume’s attorneys and OneFC. The parties in the discovery dispute agreed to a briefing schedule. Originally, the Motion to Compel was […]
PFL Everett: Shields tops salaries; slightly over 3K in attendance
MMA Payout has obtained the attendance, gate and payouts from PFL Everett held in Everett, Washington on Saturday night. Jake Shields led the roster of salaries with $100,000. Shields soundly defeated Danny Davis, Jr. and earned $50,000 to show and a $50,000 win bonus. UFC veteran Yushin Okami earned $50,000 total ($25,000 plus $25,000 win) […]
Cormier tops UFC 214’s salaries
Daniel Cormier tops the list of the UFC 214 payroll as disclosed by the California Athletic Commission. Via MMA Junkie: Jon Jones: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Daniel Cormier: $1,000,000 Tyron Woodley: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Demian Maia: $110,000 Cristiane Justino: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Tonya Evinger: $100,000 Robbie Lawler: $300,000 (includes $100,000 […]