Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 331 at the Crypto.com in Los Angeles. Van wins rematch Joshua Van retained his UFC flyweight title by defeating former champion Alexandre Pantoja via unanimous decision. While their first fight ended early due to injury, this fight went the distance. […]
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UFC 331 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 331 took place on Saturday night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The Fight of the Night went to Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja in an action-packed 5-round fight for the Flyweight title. Van earned a unanimous decision victory but both received a $100K bonus. Arman Tsarukyan earned the $100K Performance Bonus […]
Scott Coker is back with Ki MMA
On Monday, Scott Coker and the leadership group that will comprise this new venture announced Ki MMA. The promotion will start in the first quarter of 2027 with a tournament. The format is 32 flyweight fighters in a single-elimination tournaments on 4 continents. The 4 continent winners will be meeting in an event in which […]
TKO owns this weekend
There are two very important weekends in boxing. The first is Cinco de Mayo weekend. The first weekend around May 5th has been the center of many big-named fights featuring Mexican boxers. Oscar de la Hoya and then Canelo Alvarez took over this weekend. The second is Mexican Independence Weekend in September. Similarly, boxing promoters […]
Appeals Court sets date for oral argument in Zuffa appeal
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a date for oral argument in Zuffa’s appeal of the district court ruling in the Mikhail Cirkunov antitrust lawsuit. The date of the hearing will be Friday, November 20th at 9:00 am in San Francisco. For those keeping score, the Cirkunov lawsuit deals with fighters contracted with the […]