Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 201 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The main event featured Robbie Lawler taking on Tyrone Woodley for the welterweight title. The wait was worth it: Woodley new WW champ Tyron Woodley waited almost a year and a half […]
UFC 201 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from UFC 201 from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Tyron Woodley, Jake Ellenberger, Rose Namajunas and Karolina Kowalkiewicz earned the fight bonuses for UFC 201. Woodley and Ellenberger won for their respective stoppages and Namajunas and Kowalkiewicz earned the $50K for Fight of the Night. According […]
Golden Boy requests trial against Haymon pushed to March 2017
The lawyers for Golden Boy have requested a continuance in the antitrust trial against Al Haymon. The date, originally set for the end of January 2017, is going to be pushed to March if the court agrees with the unopposed motion. A declaration by Golden Boy’s lead counsel, Bertram Fields, requests that the trial date […]
Lesnar not subject to drug testing in WWE
Brock Lesnar will not receive a punishment from WWE for his two flagged drug tests from USADA. TMZ Sports reported that “only full-time WWE performers are subject to the organization’s wellness policy, which prohibits PEDs.” Since Lesnar is not categorized as full-time, he is not subject to testing. Lesnar is scheduled to make his return […]
WWE reports Q2 revenues
On Thursday, the WWE announced its second quarter earnings for the year. Despite record revenues, the company’s Q2 profits missed expectations. According to the WWE earnings call held Thursday morning, revenues grew 32% to a record $199M. Profits are off due in part to spending which included Wrestlemania. The WWE Network hit 1.52M average paid […]