The California State Athletic Commission released the payouts for Saturdays MVP card at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Ronda Rousey was the highest earner on the card earning $2.2 million. In addition, Rousey revealed that she was receiving a payout as a promoter in addition as being the main event. Mike Perry earned $400K […]
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Rousey-Carano produce huge viewership numbers
Netflix revealed that 17 million global viewers tuned in Saturday to watch the return of Ronda Rousey as she defeated Gina Carano on Netflix. According to the streaming company, the event averaged 12.4 million viewers across the 3 main event figths. 17 million global viewers tuned in to watch Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano on […]
Proposed law to benefit CA fighter retirement fund
MMA Fighting reports that a proposed California law allow would grant referees and judges to adorn sponsorship patches with proceeds going toward a boxing pension fund. AB 2130 states: This bill would require 25% of the payment received under these contracts to be deposited into the Athletic Commission Fund to be used as prescribed and, […]
9M viewers is the goal for Rousey for Netflix event
It is fight week for Most Valuable Promotions MMA event on Netflix. Ronda Rousey takes on Gina Carano this Saturday and during media rounds Rousey has a goal for the event. Rousey wants to beat the 8.8 million viewers that watched Junior Dos Santos face Cain Velasquez on Fox in 2011. The fight, which lasted […]
Rousey announces minimum purses for May 16th event
Ronda Rousey announced that the minimum that a fighter will make for the Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) event May 16th will be $40,000. Rousey spoke at the promotional press conference to hype up next month’s event airing on Netflix. Rousey and Gina Carano met the media. The two did not mx it up verbally, but […]