MMA Junkie reports The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale attendance, gate and bonuses from Saturday night’s event at The Palms in Las Vegas. Sara McMann, Anthony Smith, Jared Cannonier and Ian Cutelaba earned $50,000 bonuses. McMann and Smith earned the Performance bonuses while Cannonier and Cutelaba had the Fight of the Night. McMann submitted Alexis Davis […]
Congressional hearing on Ali Act Expansion set for December 8th
The Congressional subcommittee on energy and commerce will have a hearing this Tuesday on the Expansion of the Muhammad Ali Act. According to the notice, the hearing is entitled, “Mixed Martial Arts: Issues and Perspectives.” No witnesses have been announced and are by invitation only. A webcast will be available for public viewing. Republican Oklahoma […]
Fed gives second reprimand to Goldman over UFC deal
Bloomberg reports that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs) has been reprimanded by Federal Reserve regulators for the second time due to its debt deal to purchase the UFC for $4 billion. Regulators consider the loans as “substandard.” In addition to Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank AG, which was the lead underwriter for the junior portion […]
TUF 24 Episode 12 draws 386,000 viewers
The 12th and final episode of TUF 24 drew 386,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night. The season drew an average live viewership of just 343,000. In the TUF final, Tim Elliott prevailed over Hiromasa Ogikubo to become The Ultimate Fighter. While the show’s concept this season was unique, Elliott’s win was leaked months ago and […]