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White announces $300K performance bonuses

April 12, 2024 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Dana White announced that performance bonuses would increase to $300,000 for the special benchmark event, UFC 300. The decision was based on lobbying by Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway to increase the bonuses from $50,000 to $300,000. The $300,000 bonuses will be the largest in company history (at least, the amount announced to the public). […]

Report: UFC 300 projected for 1M PPV buys

April 12, 2024 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Sports Business Journal reports that UFC 300 will sell 1 million PPV units on Saturday per Dana White. The benchmark will make it one of the first events post-pandemic to hit the mark. The event takes place at the UFC’s home arena, T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card does not have one of […]

Hostage Tape becomes a UFC sponsor

April 11, 2024 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Hostage Tape was name the Official Sleep Aid Partner of the UFC per a press release late last week. The company notes it is “a leading sleep aid company.” It will be a part of the sponsorship roster for the company and is currently presenting UFC 300’s Tale of the Tape. According to the press […]

Sheertex a UFC sponsor

April 10, 2024 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Sheertex, a Montreal, Quebec company that specializes in women’s textiles is one of the UFC’s newest sponsors. Sheertex produced a marketing video that included several UFC women fighters. The video highlights the toughness of Sheertex tights. It is using the tag line, “The Champion of Strength.”

Jon Jones responds to report that he threatened a drug tester

April 6, 2024 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

A local Albuquerque news outlet first reported that the Albuquerque Police Department responded to a report that an individual attempting to collect a drug test from the former UFC champion that he had threatened to kill him. The individual was from Drug Free International Sport, the agency that took over the drug testing and enforcement […]