The Nevada Athletic Commission has disclosed the salaries for the main card of UFC 245 Saturday night. The headliners, Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington will be making $500K each for the title fight. Usman, the champion, will take home $500,000 (no win bonus), while Covington will take home the same amount. Max Holloway will make […]
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Ticket demand tailing off for UFC 245
UFC ticket prices for the last major PPV of the year are up slightly since the promotion’s last event in Vegas. However, according to secondary ticket source SeatGeek, prices have been dipping for the last two weeks leading up to Covington-Usman. The “get-in” price for Saturday’s event is $1o6 (as of 5:30pm PT Wednesday) although […]
UFC signs deal with Snapchat
The UFC announced a content deal with Snapchat on Wednesday which commenced this week. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but under the agreement fans of the promotion will get another source for social media content. According to SportsBusiness.com, at least 200 pieces of content will be made available through Snapchat’s Discover page. This […]
UFC on ESPN 7 draws 1.071M viewers
UFC on ESPN 7 scored 1.071 million viewers for its main card on Saturday night and ranked 3rd overall in the key 18-49 adult demo for cable programs. The prelims drew 696,000 viewers as it preceded the main card on the network. The event featured Jairzinho Rozenstruik as he stopped Alistair Overeem with under 5 […]
When it comes to social media, McGregor still tops MMA
When Conor McGregor returns next month, commercial brands will be relieved that the former UFC two-division champ will be back in the Octagon. That is because the business of Conor McGregor is a valuable commodity. We previously reported on the social media pull of McGregor. He is the most-followed athlete in the sport of MMA […]