The UFC announced the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 214 in Anaheim Saturday night. Jon Jones, Volkan Oezdemir, Brian Ortega, and Renato Moicano earned the $50,000 bonuses. Jones and Oezdemir won for their stoppages and Ortega and Moicano earned the Fight of the Night. The event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California drew […]
UFC announces mainland China event on November 25th
The UFC announced Saturday night that it will hold its first event ever in mainland China on November 25th. The event will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. General Tire is the presenting sponsor for the event. It is the official tire partner of the UFC in the Asia-Pacific region. The press release […]
Payout Exclusive: PFL’s Ray Sefo and Carlos Silva
MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with Professional Fighters League (“PFL”) President Ray Sefo and PFL CEO Carlos Silva right before weigh-ins on Friday afternoon ahead of its Saturday night event: PFL Everett. The main card from the Xfinity Arena in Everett, Washington includes MMA veterans Jake Shields and Yushin Okami. In addition, former […]
WWE announces Q2 2017 financial results
The WWE beat profit forecasts as it announced its Q2 (ending June 30, 2017) 2017 results on Thursday. It announced that revenue increased to a record $214.6 million. The WWE Network average more than 1.63 million average paid subscribers over the second quarter. WWE stock was up slightly in after hours trading to $21.94. The […]
New weight classes voted in by ABC
The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sport approved the addition of four new weight classes. The new weight divisions are an attempt to address the health and safety issues with weight cutting. The news came at ABC’s annual conference. The new weight classes are 165, 175, 195 and 225 according to several in attendance. […]