MMA Junkie reports the salaries from Thursday’s UFC Fight Night 90. Eddie Alvarez and Rafael dos Anjos topped the salaries on the roster Thursday. The salaries were disclosed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Via MMA Junkie: Eddie Alvarez: $150,000 (no win bonus) def. Rafael dos Anjos: $310,000 Derrick Lewis: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) […]
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TUF 23 Finale posts 1.086 million viewers
The Ultimate Fighter Finale on FS1 Friday night drew 1.086 million viewers according to Sports TV Ratings. It was the highest-rated sports cable TV programming on Friday. The main card aired from 10:00pm-1:22am ET and drew 657,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The main event featured Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha. Joanna Champion dominated […]
Zuffa sends letter confirming sale to fighters
MMA Junkie reports that UFC contracted fighters have received a letter about the sale of the company. The letter addressed to “Athletes” from “The Zuffa executive team” states that “the athletes, have always been the central focus of the promotion. That will not change.” The letter goes on to say that the new owners, WME […]
WME-IMG to acquire UFC per official release
As we all knew last night, the announcement was made official this morning. WME-IMG announced the acquisition of the UFC per its own press release. The release is below: BEVERLY HILLS, CA (July 11, 2016) – WME | IMG today announced the acquisition of UFC, the world’s premier professional mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. A […]