Earlier this week, ESPN released its list of highest paid athletes in sports. Notably, the list left off the sport of MMA and specifically the UFC due to the fact that it could not confirm salary data. MMA Fighting wrote that Dana White is right and wrong with not releasing fighter salary data. It states […]
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UFC 145 Salaries: Jones, Evans and Rothwell top payroll
MMA Junkie reports the salaries for UFC 145 as released by the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. Jon Jones and Rashad Evans were at the top of the $1.2 million payroll. Via MMA Junkie: Champ Jon Jones: $400,000 (no win bonus) def. Rashad Evans: $300,000 Rory MacDonald: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Che Mills: […]
UFC on Fuel TV 2 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC on Fuel TV 2 this afternoon (for those in the states) drew 15,428 fans and a record gate of $2.23 million. According to MMA Junkie, it ranked among the top five all-time UFC European shows of all time. The event took place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. It set attendance and […]
Is there a need for MMA managers?
MMA Junkie had a recent article on the managers’ role in representing fighters. With the recent departures of Jose Aldo and Mauricio Rua from their representation, the need for managers has come into question. The Junkie article looks at long time manager Alex Davis as he discusses the need for a fighter to have good […]
UFC announces quarterly twitter bonuses
The UFC announced via twitter its second set of quarterly twitter bonuses. Each fighter received $5,000 for their use of twitter. Most Followers: Junior dos Santos (@Junior_Cigano), Anderson Silva (@SpiderAnderson), Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) and Cung Le (@CungLe185). Biggest Percentage of Growth: Jake Ellenberger (@EllenbergerMMA,) Cung Le, Roy Nelson (@RoyNelsonMMA) and Rodrigo Nogueira (@MinotauroMMA) Most Creative: […]