Chris Liddell, the global CFO at WME-IMG has taken a post with the newly installed Trump Administration as reported by Deadline.com and the Hollywood Reporter. As we know, WME-IMG purchased the UFC this past summer. Ari Emmanuel, the former Hollywood agent for President Donald Trump, met with Emmanuel shortly after he was elected president. The […]
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Boxers set for trial date set for February 6th
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a request by attorneys for World of Boxing, L.L.C. to continue the February 6, 2017 trial date. For background on the case, see our post here. Essentially, the parties are suing each other over a failed fight in Russia due to an […]
(UPDATED with peak #s) UFC Fight Night 103 draws over 1M viewers
UFC Fight Night 103 drew 1.090 million viewers on FS1 Sunday night per Sports TV Ratings. The prelims drew 824,000 viewers on FS1. UPDATED: The show peaked with 1,604,000 viewers between 12-12:15am. It was the No. 1 viewership in the A18-49 category from 8pm-12:15am ET. The postfight show averaged 364,000 which is tied for the […]
Penn tops UFC Fight Night 103 payouts
MMA Junkie reports the salaries for UFC Fight Night 103 on Sunday. The payouts, disclosed by Arizona Boxing & Mixed Martial Arts Commission, released the payouts totaling $841,000. Via MMA Junkie: Yair Rodriguez: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn: $150,000 Joe Lauzon: $116,000 (includes $58,000 win bonus) def. Marcin Held: $20,000 Ben Saunders: […]
Coaches for TUF 25 announced
The next season of The Ultimate Fighter will feature bantamweight coaches T.J. Dillashaw and newly crowned champ Cody Garbrandt according to a UFC press release. The long-running series will continue with former competitors from past seasons on the show. The new season begins on FS1 on April 19th with a two hour premiere. Payout Perspective: […]