Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 204 from Manchester, England which pitted Michael Bisping defending his UFC middleweight title against Dan Henderson. Bisping outlasts Hendo The rematch was 7 years in the making and despite the time in between fights, everyone knew the backstory from UFC […]
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Celebrities invest in UFC
The Wall Street Journal reports that celebrities will hold an ownership interest in the UFC. 23 celebrities including Ben Affleck, Adam Levine and Serena and Venus Williams are investing in the company. Per the WSJ, it’s the “most significant business move” since the sale of the UFC this past July. Terms of the celebrity investments […]
UFC 203 PPV buys estimated between 425K-475K
MMA Fighting reports that UFC 203 early projections have it between 425,000-475,000 PPV buys. The numbers would make it the best UFC PPV not featuring Conor McGregor or UFC 200 which brings up the question of whether the CM Punk experiment helped boost the buy rate. The event’s main event featured Stipe Miocic defending his […]
Chael Sonnen signs with Bellator MMA
Chael Sonnen is returning to MMA as part of Bellator per an announcement late Thursday. Sonnen, 39, is signing a multi-year, multi-fight contract with the company. The Bellator press release stated that Sonnen will compete in the 205 pound division although he states in the release that he is not limiting himself to just one […]
UFC 203: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 203 from Cleveland, Ohio where CM Punk’s debut and Stipe Miocic’s title defense were the headlining events. Gall mauls CM Punk We all knew that this was going to happen. 3 pro fights in and Mickey Gall looks like a […]