MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night 71. Frank Mir led the bonus winner’s after his first round KO of Todd Duffee. Joining Mir was Tony Ferguson with a Performance of the Night for his dominating victory over Josh Thomson. Fight of the Night was awarded to […]
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UFC 189 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 189 set a record for attendance and gate at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event drew 16,019 for a gate of $7.2 million. In addition, Conor McGregor, Thomas Almeida, Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald earned the performance bonuses. The numbers were announced post-fight by Dana White during its press conference. […]
White estimates UFC 189 at $7.1 million
UFC 189 will set a new gate record for MMA in the United States according to Dana White. In an interview on the Jim Rome Show on Tuesday, White stated that despite the scratch of Jose Aldo, ticket sales have increased to an estimated $7.1 million. The July 11th event should surpass the previous top […]
UFC Fight Night 69 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses for Saturday’s UFC Fight Pass only event from Berlin, Germany. Joanna Jedrzejcyzk and Jessica Penne earned Fight of the Night honors while Mairbek Taisumov and Arnold Allen drew Performance of the Night bonuses. Each earned $50,000. UFC Fight Night 69 drew 8,155 fans from the O2 World Arena […]
UFC 188: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 188 taking place from Mexico City, Mexico. Werdum Undisputed HW Champ Fabricio Werdum defeated Cain Velasquez to earn the undisputed Heavyweight title. It was a submission that ended the long-running win streak of Fedor Emelianenko. It was another submission that […]