The return of Conor McGregor to the Octagon to main event the biggest UFC PPV in its history is the number 1 MMA biz story of this year. The event drew a reported 2.4 million PPV buys and was mired in controversy for its ugly ending with Khabib Nurmogomedov jumping the cage and going after […]
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MMA Payout Year in Review: No. 2 – Jon Jones returns to the UFC with controversy
Jon Jones returned to the UFC on Saturday night at UFC 232 at The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Forum in Inglewood, California. He had a masterful performance in decimating Alexander Gustafsson was marred as we know. Jones tested positive for Turinabol, the drug that caused his previous suspension. It showed up in […]
MMA Payout Year in Review: No. 3 – UFC signs media rights deal with ESPN
MMA Payout Year in Review: No. 5 – PFL debuts
The Professional Fighters League began its first season this year and will end it on New Year’s Eve in New York. Although the PFL has re-emerged from WSOF with a novel “season” with winners having a chance at $1 million, it still is suffering from lack of viewership according to its ratings. The good news […]
UFC 232 attendance, gate and bonuses
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 […]