Aaron Bronsteter of TSN Sports tweeted out the attendance and gate for Saturday night’s UFC 232. Despite the short notice, the event was a sell out with 15,862 for a gate of over $2 million. To be specific, the gate was $2,066,604. The Fight of the Night went to Chad Mendes and Alexander Vokanovski. The […]
UFC
Jones, Gus and Cyborg earn $500K for UFC 232 per CSAC disclosure
MMA Fighting has obtained the purses for the main-eventers for Saturday’s UFC 232. Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson will earn $500,000 for their main event at The Forum in Inglewood, California. There is no indication that either will receive a win bonus although it’s likely that each will receive a PPV upside. In addition, Cris […]
MMA Payout Year in Review: No. 6 – Josh Barnett “wins” at USADA arbitration, but still leaves promotion
Josh Barnett became the first UFC athlete under the UFC Anti-Doping Program to not receive a suspension of time from fighting after taking his case of a failed drug test to arbitration. Still, not trusting the drug testing process, Barnett requested his release from the company. Barnett tested positive for a banned substance as a […]
Few tickets remain for UFC 232 this Saturday
UFC gets a Cryptocurrency sponsor
The UFC is getting an “Official Cryptocurrency Partner” for UFC 232 as Litecoin announced on its website that it has signed a sponsorship deal to appear in the Octagon at UFC 232: Jones Gustaffson 2 at the Forum in Inglewood, California. It is the first deal of its kind for the UFC. Excited to announce […]