MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 204. Bonuses went to Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson, Jimi Manuwa and Iuri Alcantara. Each earned $50,000 each. Bisping and Hendo won for Fight of the Night while Manuwa and Alcantara earned Performance bonuses for their respective stoppages. The event took place at the Manchester Arena […]
Report: Fed cautioned Goldman Sachs about UFC deal
Bloomberg.com reports that the Federal Reserve bank cautioned Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. over debt risks in a deal it arranged to fund the $4 billion purchase of the UFC. Goldman Sachs was hired to market the debt to purchase the UFC this past July. Regulators have criticized deals that push a company’s debt load to […]
Spider latest to express discontent with UFC
Anderson Silva is the latest UFC athlete to express displeasure with UFC management as he told a Brazilian media outlet how he was disappointed with how he was treated. UOL, via MMA Fighting, spoke to the former champion about his feelings after UFC 200. He indicated that he was not thanked by Dana or Lorenzo […]
TUF 24 Episode 6 draws 366,000 viewers
TUF 24 Episode 6 drew 366,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Sports TV Ratings. It’s an increase over last week’s episode. In the fight of the show, Matt “Danger” Schnell defeated Matt Rizzo via submission. The episode is down from last fall’s TUF 22 Ep 6 (585,000) and last spring’s TUF 23 Ep 6 […]
UFC cancels Fight Night in the Philippines
The UFC announced that it will reschedule its Fight Night event on October 15th in Manila, Philippines. The event was canceled due to an injury to BJ Penn. Penn was set to face Ricardo Lamas in the main event. The UFC decided not to find a replacement for Penn. Via UFC press release: Athletes scheduled […]