Brock Lesnar is making the rounds on behalf of the WWE as it promotes the company’s second-biggest event of the year, Summerslam, at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. The biggest news to come out of Lesnar’s appearance was his comments that Vince McMahon is a better promoter than Dana White. The statement itself […]
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Checking in on Spike’s re-branded Friday night
On March 13th Spike TV re-branded its Friday night with a mix of Bellator MMA, Glory Kickboxing and Premier Boxing Champions on its network. MMA Payout takes a look at how it’s done in ratings 6 months in. “Friday Night Lights Out” began mid-March with PBC on Spike to promising ratings. The inaugural event drew […]
Silva suspended one year, fined $380K by NSAC
MMA Junkie reports that Anderson Silva was suspended one year and fined $380,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for multiple banned substances found in his system leading up and after UFC 183. Silva’s suspension is retroactive to the date of UFC 183, so he would be available to compete in the state of Nevada […]
UFC 194 set for MGM Grand featuring Aldo-McGregor
Yahoo! Sports reports that the long-awaited fight between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor will take place on Saturday, December 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Speculation arose that this fight would take place at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas as part of huge extravaganza which would include Tate-Rousey III and perhaps one […]
UFC 190: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 190 taking place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Rousey ends Corriea in 34 seconds Ronda Rousey showed her dominance once again by knocking out Bethe Corriea in just 34 seconds. It was not the most technical of […]