Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. Better later than never, we write about UFC 197 taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with the return of Jon Jones. Jones takes care of OSP Jon Jones returned to the UFC octagon to handily defeat Ovince St. Preux via unanimous decision. OSP was a late replacement […]
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Congressman announces proposal to amend Ali Act
The Washington Post featured former UFC and current WSOF fighter John Howard in a piece about fighter pay in telling the news that an Oklahoma congressman is scheduled to sponsor a bill to amend the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act (“Ali Act”) to include mixed martial artists. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican representative from Oklahoma was […]
UFC 197 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 197. The event featured the return of Jon Jones as he took on Ovince St. Pierre. The MGM Grand Garden Arena drew 11,352 fans for a gate of $2.3 million. Bonuses were awarded to Demetrious Johnson, Yair Rodriguez, Dannyl Roberts and Dominique Steele. Each earned […]
Conor McGregor is not retired
Conor McGregor is not retired. Despite a McGregor tweet earlier this week, he sent a Facebook post proclaiming he was not retired. It all appears to be an impasse between the current Featherweight Champion and the UFC. The impasse centers around the amount of promotion he was to do for UFC 200. In the post, […]