The Wrestling Observer reports that UFC 235 initial estimates have Saturday night’s PPV in a range between 520,000 to 650,000 buys. According to the Observer, the reported buy rate blew away initial projections of 350,000-400,000 (and our 450K projection) due to last minute buys which likely were aided by the UFC Prelims on ESPN. The […]
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UFC 234: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition, we take a look at UFC 234 in Brisbane, Australia. Adesanysa defeats idol in main event With Robert Whittaker needing emergency surgery for a hernia, his middleweight title fight against Kelvin Gastelum was scratched and Anderson Silva-Israel Adesanya was inserted at the top of the […]
Whittaker out of UFC 234 due to hernia
Robert Whittaker is out of his main event fight against Kelvin Gastelum just hours prior to the event start. ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto was the first to report that Gastelum is out due to a hernia the middleweight champion complained of last night after the weigh-ins. According to Dana White via Okamoto’s tweet, Whittaker had surgery […]
After contract impasse, UFC gets one fight reprieve from DirecTV
For those that were going to miss this Saturday’s UFC 234 PPV since it was not going to be on DirecTV, you are saved. Dana White issued a statement indicating that they’ve brokered a one fight deal. As reported on Thursday, the two sides had reached an impasse in contract negotiations. One might infer that […]