Despite no timetable for the return of Conor McGregor to the UFC, McGregor appears in a new Burger King commercial. McGregor is promoting the new Burger King Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich. Payout Perspective: The Burger King commercials adds to the commercial portfolio for McGregor. Notably, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was accompanied by that creepy Burger King […]
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Stephens tops UFC on Fox 28 salaries
UFC on Fox 28 salaries were disclosed this past week. The event took place last week in Orlando, Florida. Jeremy Stephens: $126,000 (includes $63,000 win bonus) def. Josh Emmett: $45,000 Jessica Andrade: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. Tecia Torres: $36,000 Ilir Latifi: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Ovince Saint Preux: $83,000 Max Griffin: $24,000 (includes […]
Cyborg tops UFC 222 salaries
Cris Cyborg led the list of athlete reported pay for Saturday night’s UFC 222 in Las Vegas. The Nevada Athletic Commission released the information. Cris Cyborg: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Yana Kunitskaya: $100,000 Brian Ortega: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Frankie Edgar: $195,000 Sean O’Malley: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Andre Soukhamthath: $19,000 […]
UFC 222 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 222 drew 12,041 for a gate of $1,367, 672 according to the UFC. The event took Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The last event in Vegas was UFC 219 in December which featured Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Holly Holm. The event drew 13,561 for a gate of $1,760,628.74. The bonuses were […]
UFC Heavyweight accepts 1 year suspension
36-year-old Zu Anyanwu has accepted a one-year suspension from USADA for a failed drug test from an out-of-competition sample on October 18th. Furosemide, which is in the class of diuretics and masking agents, and banned year round, was found in his failed test. Anyanwu appeared on Dana White’s Contender Series last summer. He lost to […]