UFC 317 took place on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada as the culmination of International Fight Week. The The event drew 19,800 fans for a gate of $11.3 million per Dana White at the post-fight press conference. The bonuses went to Ilia Topuria and Gregory Rodrigues while Brandon Royval and Joshua Van […]
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UFC Fight Night – Baku, Azerbaijan bonuses
The UFC visited Baku, Azerbaijan for the very first time. The promotion handed out double bonuses to two fighters for Fight of the Night. The fight between Nazim Sadykhov and Nikolas Motta were awarded $100K each for their back and forth fight on Saturday. Sadykhov earned the victory via KO/TKO in the second round. The […]
UFC on ESPN 69 salaries
Is it surprising that the state of Georgia still releases fighter salaries? Upon a request from MMA Junkie, the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission disclosed the fighter salaries from Saturday’s event. Notably, co-headliner Rose Namajunas made $500,000 ($250K to show/$250K to win) with her victory over Miranda Maverick who made $125,000. The highest guaranteed paid […]
UFC 316 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 316 took place on Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event was a sellout with 17,343 announced for a gate of $6,501,177. The bonuses went to the headliners Merab Dvalishvili as he submitted Sean O’Malley via submission in round 3 in defense of his featherweight title. Kayla Harrision earned […]