Endeavor’s president Mark Shapiro is happy that the UFC is doing so well on ESPN and was highlighted by Disney Chari Bob Iger during last week’s earnings call for the company. Shapiro also noted the success of last month’s UFC 246 which he remarked reached a high of 50,000 PPV buys in 1 minute. Per […]
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UFC 247 Prelims draw 1.491 after basketball overrun
The UFC 247 Prelims on ESPN drew 1.491 million viewers after almost an hour overrun due to the overtime game between North Carolina and Duke. Notably, the college basketball game between the two rivals drew 2.674 million viewers on ESPN. Due to the overrun, the UFC 247 Prelims were aired on ESPN News which drew […]
UFC 247 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 247 took place on Saturday night in Houston and the local crowd came out to make it the highest grossing event at the Toyota Center. Mario Bautista, Khaos Williams, Trevin Giles and James Krause drew the $50K bonuses. Notably, Krause fought on just a days’ notice to face hometown favorite Giles. The two drew […]
The Payout Pick: Jones-Reyes
It has been almost 9 years since Jon Jones won the UFC light heavyweight title. Jon Jones faces another challenger to his light heavyweight title in Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in Houston. A huge favorite, Jones looks to successfully defend his title yet again. But can Reyes score the upset. Notwithstanding his no-contest against […]
Defendants in Good lawsuit reply to fighter’s opposition for dismissal of case
Defendants in the Lyman Good tainted supplement lawsuit have filed a Reply Brief in response to the fighter’s opposition to the dismissal of his lawsuit. Despite Good’s arguments and affidavits which support a finding of a supplement tainted with a banned substance, lawyers for the nutritional company and supplement maker contend that the information is […]