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 […]
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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 […]
UFC to honor company investor Kobe Bryant Saturday night
Kobe Bryant will be honored prior to the UFC 247 PPV broadcast on Saturday night. Dana White, in speaking with TMZ Sports, revealed that Bryant was an investor in the UFC. He noted that 2019 was a great year in business for the UFC and investors received a distribution of the profits. Bryant received the […]
UFC 246 draws 1M PPV buys, helps in building ESPN+ subscriber base
The UFC’s relationship with the Walt Disney Company-owned ESPN has been fruitful for both entities. According to Disney’s Fiscal First Quarter 2020 Financial Results, it was revealed that the return of Conor McGregor brought in “about a million pay-per-view purchases and a half a million new subscribers” per CEO Robert Iger. The PPV benchmark would […]