Don Frye announced a few weeks ago that he intended to quit MMA in favor of pursuing a career in acting, and now we’re seeing the fruits of the UFC and Pride veteran’s labor with AT&T’s “One Step Ahead” movie/commercial. Frye also recently made an appearance in the Johnny Depp headlined “Public Enemies,” and has […]
UFN 21 Adds Names, Potential
The UFC has confirmed three more bouts for UFN 21 – the UFC’s debut on cable television network Versus – and what now looks to be the best card ever assembled for an Ultimate Fight Night event. Confirmed Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones Junior dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga Anthony Johnson vs. John Howard Vladimir […]
UFN 20 Payout Perspective
The 20th edition of Ultimate Fight Night aired live on Spike TV on Monday, January 11th from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The event featured a host of TUF alumni including a match between Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz, in addition to the appearances of Amir Sadollah, Efrain Escudero, and Tom Lawler. Attendance The […]
White and Fertitta on CNBC
First on CNBC sat down with Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta to talk about the latest financial news concerning Zuffa: the sale of 10% of the company to Abu Dhabi-based Flash Entertainment. Payout Perspective: The 10% share in Zuffa wasn’t directly sold, but rather the existing positions of the Fertitta brothers and White were diluted […]
Update: UFC 108 Attendance and Gate
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has distributed the latest information regarding UFC 108’s gate and attendance figures: Tickets sold: 8,004 Gate: $1, 969, 670 Tickets comped: 4,373 Value of comped: $1,005,000.00 For more coverage on the event, check out MMAPayout.com’s UFC 108: Payout Perspective.