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UFC Fight Night 129 attendance and bonuses

May 20, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC Fight Night 129 from Chile took place on Saturday. UFC executive Dave Shaw announced the bonus winners and attendance. Gabriel Benitez, Claudio Puelles, Andrea Lee and Veronica Macedo earned the $50,000 fight bonuses. Benitez and Puelles earned Performance of the Night while Lee and Macedo earned the Fight of the Night. The event, its […]

UFC 224: Payout Perspective

May 16, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Nunes defeats Pennington In reality, we all knew this was a mismatch on paper and it played out. There was nothing much Pennington had to worry Nunes. The challenger’s nose was busted open and […]

UFC set to debut in Moscow this September

May 16, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC announced that it will hold its first event in Russia on September 15th. UFC Fight Night Moscow will take place at the Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow. Via UFC press release: UFC has experienced a sharp rise in popularity in Russia over the past few years, with a fan base that has grown to […]

UFC 224 Prelims draw 574,000 viewers on FX

May 15, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC 224 Prelims on FX drew 574,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The Prelims were shifted to FX due to scheduling conflicts on both FS1 and FS2. The telecast drew 0.21 in the A18-49 demo and 0.29 in the M18-49 demo. The last time the UFC Prelims appeared on FX, it drew […]

How will SCOTUS ruling on sports gambling affect MMA?

May 14, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The United States Supreme Court struck down the federal law banning sports gambling. As a result, states can now legalize sports betting. The ruling will certainly affect the sport of MMA. As of Monday, New Jersey plans to be the first state to offer legal sports betting based upon the new ruling. Delaware, Mississippi, New […]