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The fallout from Brock Lesnar’s potential drug violation

July 18, 2016 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

On Friday, Brock Lesnar was flagged by the United States Anti-Doping Association (USADA) of a potential violation of the UFC anti-doping policy due to an out of competition test from June 28, 2016.  Although testing results of Lesnar’s “B” sample are yet to be revealed, the fallout from Lesnar’s appearance hurts the UFC and possibly […]

Filed Under: contracts, Drug Testing, Featured, legal, pay-per-view, payouts, UFC, USADA, WWE, Zuffa

UFC 200: Payout Perspective – Part 1 of 2

July 11, 2016 by Jason Cruz 4 Comments

Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective.  This time we take a look at UFC 200 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Nunes upsets Tate to win women’s title If I were to tell you at the start of the year that the main event for July’s UFC 200 would be Amanda Nunes […]

Filed Under: Attendance, Drug Testing, Featured, FS1, gate, TV, UFC, UFC Fight Pass, USADA, Zuffa

Sage Northcutt secures Reebok deal

June 29, 2016 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

Sage Northcutt has signed an individual sponsorship deal with Reebok.  The UFC lightweight made the announcement via his twitter. Northcutt, who was found on Dana White’s UFC Fight Pass reality show, came to the organization with a lot of hype.  His youthfulness, good-looks and overall optimism made him a target from the grizzled MMA fandom […]

Filed Under: Apparel, Reebok, UFC, Zuffa

Company refutes UFC has been sold

June 21, 2016 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

MMA Junkie reports that Zuffa has sent an email to its employees refuting the story that the UFC has been sold.  Dave Sholler has made an official statement denying the report from FloCombat that the company has been purchased. Sholler told MMA Junkie that, “FloCombat.com’s report indicating that the UFC has been sold is false.” […]

Filed Under: Featured, legal, UFC, Zuffa

Report: Zuffa to sell for $4.2B

June 20, 2016 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

Zuffa, LLC has reportedly accepted a $4.2 billion bid to sell the UFC.  The report also states that Dana White will remain in his role with the UFC despite the sale. Jeremy Botter of FloCombat first reported the sale.  A group consisting of WME-IMG, the Dailan Wanda Group, The Kraft Group and Tecent Holdings may […]

Filed Under: Featured, UFC, Zuffa

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Dana White and the UFC are struggling to sell out UFC 328 despite a stacked card, with ticket prices starting around $350 likely playing a role.

That said, it’s not just the UFC—even MVP events with $70 tickets have had trouble filling arenas, suggesting a broader trend.

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