UFC 263 took place Saturday night at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Brandon Moreno led the bonus winners for the night in front of a boisterous crowd in Arizona. The $50,000 bonuses went to Paul Craig who appeared to break Jamahal Hill’s arm with an armbar. Fortunately for Hill it was reported that […]
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UFC contributes to Endeavor’s first quarter as a publicly-traded stock
Endeavor released its financials for the first quarter of 2021 ending March 31, 2021. In its first disclosure of financial results as a publicly traded company, its clear that the UFC is a heavy hitter in its basket of assets. The UFC revenue rose during the quarter while the company saw its sales slip during […]
Jon Jones signs Richard Schaefer as an advisor
Jon Jones announced that he has retained Richard Schaefer as an adviser which he believes will give him the proper leverage to negotiate with the UFC. pic.twitter.com/am5KslWxmz — BONY (@JonnyBones) May 26, 2021 In a social media post, Jones touted the boxing executive as putting “together some of the biggest global Pay Per View events” […]
UFC 262 draws 300K PPV buys
UFC 262 took place on May 15th and netted 300,000 PPV buys per Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand. UFC 262 took place in Houston, Texas and saw the crowning of a new lightweight champion as Charles Oliviera earned the title after he stopped Michael Chandler in the 2nd round of the fight. In the semi-main […]