Welcome to UFC 200’s Part 2 of Payout Perspective. We are once again recapping the weekend that was in the UFC. UFC Sold to WME | IMG The news came out on Sunday that Zuffa, LLC had sold the UFC to an investment group spearheaded by William Morris Endeavor and International Management Group. As we […]
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UFC 200: Payout Perspective – Part 1 of 2
UFC sold, announcement Monday
Chris Maathuis of KLAS-TV News, a CBS Las Vegas affiliate is reporting that Zuffa has officially sold the UFC to WME-IMG Capital. The official confirmation will come on Monday morning although Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White sat down for interviews with the local station about the sale. Despite internal and external denials about a rumored […]
UFC 200 sets gate record in Nevada
UFC 200 set a record gate for the UFC in the state of Nevada with $10.7 million. The event drew 18,202 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The attendance and gate were announced at the UFC post-fight press conference. The gate surpasses December’s UFC 194 which drew $10.1 million at the MGM Grand Garden […]
Anderson Silva steps in to face DC at UFC 200
The UFC announced Thursday night that Anderson Silva will face Daniel Cormier in a 3 round fight at UFC 200. Silva steps in for Jon Jones who was removed due to a potential UFC Anti-Doping Policy Violation. Silva was scheduled to do an autograph signing in town this week but that was cancelled prior to […]