The UFC 203 Prelims on FS1 this past Saturday drew 870,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The event is up 31% from last Septembers prelim card on FS1. That card was headlined by Demetrious Johnson-John Dodson 2. The UFC 203 Prelims featured Jessica Eye and Bethe Corriea in the last fight before the PPV. Corriea won […]
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Punk ($500K) tops UFC 203 payouts
MMA Fighting reports the salaries from this past weekend’s UFC 203. CM Punk led the list of fighter earnings with $500,000. Punk would have received no win bonus if he had defeated Mickey Gall in his first professional fight. Gall made $15,000 and $15,000 for his 1st round submission of the former pro wrestler. Making […]
UFC 203: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 203 from Cleveland, Ohio where CM Punk’s debut and Stipe Miocic’s title defense were the headlining events. Gall mauls CM Punk We all knew that this was going to happen. 3 pro fights in and Mickey Gall looks like a […]
UFC 203 attendance, gate and bonuses
The UFC announced the attendance, gate and bonuses from UFC 203. Stipe Miocic, Alistair Overeem, Yancy Medeiros and Jessica Andrade earned the bonuses of the night. Miocic and Overeem drew the Fight of the Night while Medeiros and Andrade drew the Performance Bonuses. Miocic stopped Overeem in an exciting first round. Medeiros was the featured […]