UFC on ESPN 10 took place on Saturday night at the UFC Apex. There were four Performance of the Night winners. Tyson Nam, Christian Aguilera, Martin Vettori and Mariya Agapova earned the $50,000 bonuses. All earned stoppages in the very first round. Aguilera and Nam led off the prelims with KO wins to start the […]
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UFC 250: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this episode we take a look at UFC 250 which took place this past Saturday at The Apex in Las Vegas. Nunes destroys Spencer Amanda Nunes handily defeated Felicia Spencer on Saturday to retain her women’s Featherweight title. Although the referee or Spencer’s corner could have stopped […]
UFC Prelims draw 775K viewers
The UFC PPV Prelims ended up second in the ratings on cable Saturday but just drew 775,000 viewers on ESPNaccording to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The 4-hour broadcast came up second to a CNN special Town Hall which included a special Sesame Street to help with children to discuss the protests. The prelims drew a […]
Foxworth calls out White on fighter negotiating leverage
Dana White appeared on ESPN’s First Take and became aware that he his rhetoric about fighter pay does not resonate with everyone. Former NFLPA President Domonique Foxworth questioned White about the discontent among his fighters and had the last word. For credibility sake, Foxworth graduated from Harvard Business School and was heavily involved in NFL […]
Nunes top UFC 250 payouts
The Nevada Athletic Commission disclosed the fighter pay from this past Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. Amanda Nunes led the way with $350,000 plus another $100,000 for her dominating win against Felicia Spencer. Spencer, the challenger to Nunes’ 145-pound title drew $125,000. She would have made another $75K if she would have pulled off the […]