UFC 211 drew 17,834 fans for a live gate of $2,662,645 per UFC officials post-fight. In addition, $50,000 bonuses went to Stipe Miocic, Jason Knight, Chase Sherman and Rashad Coulter. The event did not outdo UFC 171 with Hendricks-Lawler drawing 19,324 for a gate of $2.6 million. UFC 103 drew 17,428 for a gate of […]
UFC-McGregor could agree to bout with Mayweather by Sunday…but Mayweather has to accept
The New York Times reports that Conor McGregor could agree to a deal with the UFC to fight Floyd Mayweather by Sunday. Of course, that just leaves out one big party to the fight to agree to the deal…Floyd Mayweather. Dana White set an artificial deadline of Sunday to come to terms with McGregor to […]
UFC 211 ticket sales going well
UFC 211 attendance should be good for Saturday’s event as the event nears a sellout. As of Friday night, the get-in price through Ticketmaster is $400.00 per seat. On the secondary market the get-in price is $114.00 for the upper level while it is $264 for the lower level according to SeatGeek. According to the […]
UFC announces new Dana White Fight Pass show
The UFC announced a new, live UFC Fight Pass show, “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series,” which starts Tuesday, July 11, 2017. The show will feature live fights in each episode. According to the press release, the fights will be filmed in The Ultimate Fighter gym in Las Vegas. Via UFC press release: Contender Series […]
Gastelum’s USADA suspension reduced to 3 months
Kelvin Gastelum has accepted a 3-month suspension from USADA as a result of an in-competition sample finding of marijuana. However, Gastelum will be ready to fight this summer and a rumored bout with Chris Weidman may headline July’s UFC on Fox event in New York. Originally, Gastelum was suspended 6 months but it has been […]