In its second arbitration since the institution of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy,UFC Fighter Felipe Olivieri was handed a two year suspension after he was provisionally suspended for an Anti-Doping Policy Violation on March 10, 2016. The decision can be found here. The suspension is due to a failed out of competition test on January 11, […]
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Payout Exclusive: Interview with Alliance MMA’s Robert Haydak and Suckerpunch Entertainment’s Bryan Hamper
MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with Alliance MMA’s Robert Haydak and Suckerpunch Entertainment’s Bryan Hamper. The two spoke about the acquisition of the fighter management company and how it helps both companies going forward. Among the top-level fighters Suckerpunch represents includes Max Holloway, Joanna Jedrzejczykand Germaine da Randamie. Haydak, president of the publicly traded […]
UFC sets PPV record in 2016, but where are big cards in 2017?
In the latest Wrestling Observer (subscription recommended), the PPV buys have been recalibrated to 1,009,000 buys. The original estimate had the July event at 1.1 to 1.2M PPV buys. Despite the downgrade of PPV buys for the July event, the UFC set a PPV record with 5 events in a calendar year going over 1 […]
Ortiz’s $300K tops Bellator 170 salaries
Tito Ortiz made $300,000 in his final fight of his MMA career at Bellator 170 Saturday night. Ortiz defeated Chael Sonnen in the first round of the main event. Sonnen made $50,000 for his part in the main event. The California State Athletic Commission disclosed the following payouts for Saturday’s event (via MMA Junkie): T […]
Winter departs UFC Fight Pass post
Eric Winter, the UFC Fight Pass executive that was hired to spearhead the growth of the digital over the top network announced that he was leaving the company Friday. Wither cited family reasons as the need for the departure. Winter wrote a lengthy note (via MMA Junkie) as for his reasons for his departure, namely […]