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UFC 200: Payout Perspective – Part 2 of 2

July 13, 2016 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Welcome to UFC 200’s Part 2 of Payout Perspective. We are once again recapping the weekend that was in the UFC. UFC Sold to WME | IMG The news came out on Sunday that Zuffa, LLC had sold the UFC to an investment group spearheaded by William Morris Endeavor and International Management Group. As we […]

Dana White’s new deal grants him percentage of UFC’s net profits

July 12, 2016 by Jason Cruz 4 Comments

ESPN reports that Dana White’s deal under new UFC ownership is 5 years and 9% of the company’s net profits. White owned a small percentage of the UFC under the Zuffa umbrella. He sold his shares as part of the $4 billion sale to WME-IMG. It’s not known whether White received a portion of the […]

Rousey featured in new Reebok #PerfectNever ad

July 12, 2016 by Jason Cruz 4 Comments

Reebok launched a new digital ad featuring Ronda Rousey entitled, #PerfectNever. Dana White indicated that Rousey should be the next in line to challenge new women’s bantamweight Amanda Nunes if she so chooses. The ad includes a Rousey blog post on Reebok’s site and a new promotion for tickets to UFC 205 in New York […]

UFC 200 Prelims draws 1.7M viewers

July 12, 2016 by Jason Cruz 12 Comments

The UFC 200 Prelims on FS1 drew one of its top ratings for the prelims on the network with 1.786M viewers Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. The ratings drew well despite starting off on FS2 due to baseball. The Prelims on FS1 aired from 5:31pm to 7:00pm PT due to the MLB game preceding […]

TUF 23 coaches top salaries for Finale

July 12, 2016 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Joanna Jedrzejcyk topped the list of payouts for Friday’s TUF Finale in Vegas. The women’s strawweight champion made $210,000 for her title defense against Claudia Gadelha according to disclosed payouts released from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The rest of the payouts are here via MMA Junkie: Joanna Jedrzejczyk: $210,000 (includes $105,000 win bonus) def. […]