UFC on Fox 23 drew 13,233 for a gate of $1,020,434 as announced by UFC officials post-event. In addition, the company announced bonuses for the event which took place at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. UFC 135 which featured Rampage Jackson versus Jon Jones did better in Denver. Saturday night’s event featured Valentina Shevchenko […]
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UFC 103 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 103 in Phoenix, Arizona. Yair Rodriguez led the bonus winners after demolishing B.J. Penn. Aleksie Oleinik, Augusto Mendes and Frankie Saenz were the other bonus winners. Mendes and Saenz drew Fight of the Night while Rodriguez and Olenik won for Performance Bonuses. UFC 103 in […]
UFC 207: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 207 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rousey finished in 48 seconds It was the long-awaited return of Ronda Rousey. She looked in top shape but the question was whether she could return to her form pre-UFC 193. […]
UFC 207 draws largest MMA attendance in Nevada
UFC 207 drew 18,533 and a live gate of $4.75 according to UFC officials post-event. The gate set an attendance record in Nevada but lands 14th on the list of biggest gates in Nevada. The event was a sell-out according to the UFC. As we reported on Friday morning, there were just scattered tickets available […]
16 for 16: No. 3 New York finally passes law to legalize professional MMA in the state
After a long battle, the New York Assembly voted to legalize professional MMA in the state this past spring. It was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo on April 14th. Thus, on September 1st the sport became legal and regulated by the state. Assembly votes shown in this picture. Green is good. pic.twitter.com/FmqX9WWmf9 — […]