Reuters reports that Zuffa will be adding a $465M loan to its existing $1.875 billion loan as the company has benefited from its media rights deal with ESPN. Per Moody’s, revenues as of the second quarter of 2019 have the company clearing over $700 million. The boon for the UFC comes from its expanded media […]
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Judge advises parties in UFC Antitrust lawsuit to file additional briefing to determine class certification issue
Judge Richard Boulware issued a Minute Order on Tuesday advising both parties that he would like additional briefing due this Thursday night. The brief appears to be the final arguments prior to his decision on class certification. According to the order, Judge Boulware is allowing the parties to file one supplemental brief of 15 pages […]
UFC 242 Prelims on FX draws just 222,000 viewers
The UFC 242 Prelims on FX drew just 222,000 viewers on Saturday morning per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event aired early due to the event being held in Abu Dhabi. Usually on ESPN, the telecast moved to FX to accommodate College Football on the ESPN networks. The Prelims did air on ESPN+ in addition […]
Diaz-Masvidal announced for UFC 244 in New York
ESPN reports that Nate Diaz will face Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244 on November 2nd in New York’s Madison Square Garden. The fight was the one Diaz called for after his defeat of Anthony Pettis last month. White indicated that it was the fight “fans wanted to see.” Masvidal is coming off of his highlight-reel […]
Khabib leads UFC 242 bonus winners
Khabib Nurmagomedov led the bonus winners for UFC 242 from Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The lightweight champion solidified his status as the promotion’s top fighter at 155 with his 3rd round submission of interim champion Dustin Poirier. In addition, Ottman Azaitar, Belal Muhammad and Muslim Salikhov earned the other $50,000 bonuses for their performances. There […]