WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez was held on Wednesday, August 18 at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The total amount of disclosed pay was $221,000, with an additional $40,000 being paid in disclosed fight night bonuses. The following payout figures come courtesy of Sherdog.com: Main Event Dominick Cruz $22,000 ($11,000) defeated […]
Tapout Generated $200 Million in Revenues Last Year
Michael Lev-Ram of CNN Money writes that Tapout earned $200 million in annual revenues last year, which is 16 times greater than the company’s $12 million in revenue from 2006. Payout Perspective: I imagine some people will scoff at the $200 million annual revenue claim, but the figure seems probable (or at the very least […]
UFC 117: ~600,000 PPV Buys
The Figure Four Weekly is reporting that trending numbers for UFC 117 were off and the early estimates coming in from cable companies now peg the event closer to 600,000 PPV buys. UFC staff was told early last week that the UFC 117 numbers were looking to be just under 600,000 buys, significantly down from […]
UFC on Versus 2: Attendance, Gate, Payouts
UFC on Versus 2 drew 8,132 fans to the San Diego Sports Arena on August 1 for a live gate of $489,685. The card was headlined by rising star Jon Jones and the experienced Vladimir Matyushenko. The disclosed fighter (courtesy of f4wonline.com) and bonus payouts for the card are as follows: Main Event Jon Jones […]
UFC 117 Payouts
The California State Athletic Commission has released fighter payouts for UFC 117. Anderson Silva and Matt Hughes topped the list with $200,000 each. In total, the UFC paid out $1.029 million in disclosed payouts and another $300,000 in disclosed bonuses. Note: that the money reported below is only the money required to be reported by […]