The UFC 202 Prelims on FS1 drew 1.3M viewers on Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. The event, which aired from 8-10pm ET drew 816,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The event featured Cody Garbrandt and Takeya Mizugaki. The Alpha Male fighter stopped Mizugaki in the first round. The event peaked with 1.507M viewers […]
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UFC 202: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective for UFC 202. This time we take a look at Diaz-McGregor II at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor gains revenge on Diaz It was a majority decision for Conor McGregor as 2 judges scored the bout for McGregor while the third judge determined it a […]
UFC sale made official
The UFC has officially sold as first reported by Darren Rovell. Forbes.com received confirmation from a WME spokesperson Monday afternoon. The sale for $4 billion means that the Fertitta brothers will cash out nearly $870 million in post-tax cash according to Forbes.com. The Fertitta brothers will not be involved in the day to day operations […]
McGregor, Diaz draw over 80% of reported payouts for UFC 202
MMA Junkie reports the full roster of disclosed payouts from Saturday’s UFC 202. The main event accounted for 82% of the reported payouts from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. As previously reported, Conor McGregor earned $3 million (no bonus) and Nate Diaz earned $2 million (no bonus). While there was no bonus associated with their […]
UFC 202 attendance, gate and bonuses
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz led the list of bonus winners for UFC 202. The event drew the 5th highest gate in Nevada. UFC 202 drew 15,539 fans for a live gate of $7,692,010 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Below are the last 3 events prior to Saturday’s event featuring Conor McGregor. […]