The Nevada Athletic Commission disclosed the salaries for Saturday’s UFC 239. Jon Jones earned the most guaranteed of the night but Amanda Nunes ended up topping the roster. With her win bonus and Performance bonus, Nunes drew $550,000. Jones earned $500,000 with no win bonus and challenger, Thiago Santos, earned $350,000. As compiled by MMA […]
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UFC 239 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 239 took place Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The promotion awarded four bonuses highlighted by Jorge Masvidal’s record-setting KO of Ben Askren. Perhaps the theme of the $50K bonuses Saturday were Knockouts. Masvidal’s knee to Askren’s head ended the fight in just 5 seconds. In addition, Amanda Nunes garnered […]
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit file brief opposing Top Rank, Bellator and Golden Boy’s objections to use of documents
Plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit filed an Opposition this past Friday to the objections of Bellator, Golden Boy and Top Rank from producing the use of “potential” confidential information at August’s evidentiary hearing. The Plaintiffs hope to utilize deposition testimony from Scott Coker related to Coker’s prior employment at Strikeforce, a copy of a […]
UFC on ESPN 3 draws over 1M Saturday night
UFC on ESPN 3 drew 1,091,000 million viewers on Saturday night. The event was the second highest rated cable show for the day. The event featured Junior dos Santos taking on Francis Ngannou with the Cameroonian-born Ngannou taking a first round KO. The event drew 543,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and drew an overall […]
Daniel Cormier to host Kobe Bryant-produced ‘Detail’ series on ESPN+
Daniel Cormier will be featured on Kobe Bryant’s ESPN + show ‘Detail’ in which the Heavyweight Champion will provide analysis of UFC fights. Bryant and former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning have hosted shows which break down the respective sports of basketball and football. The UFC equivalent will be a five-part series […]