UFC on Fox 20 drew 2.44 million viewers in overnight ratings per Television By Numbers. Its strong showing helped Fox win the night in network ratings. Per TV By Numbers it drew a 0.9 rating and 4 share in the adult 18-49 demo. UFC on Fox 20 went up against The Bourne Identity on NBC, […]
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UFC on Fox 20 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC on Fox 20 held another event in Chicago Saturday night. The bonuses included Eddie Wineland, Felice Herrig, Jason Knight and Jim Alers. In addition to the bonuses, UFC on Fox 20 at the United Center drew 10,287 for a live gate of $1 million. The attendance and gate were announced at the post-fight press […]
UFC Holdings, LLC issues credit facility, given ‘B’ rating, outlook ‘negative’ per S&P Global
Per a Standard & Poor’s Global press release Friday UFC Holdings, LLC will issue a $1.45 billion first lien credit facility. The company was assigned a ‘B’ rating on the WME-IMG acquisition. The outlook is projected as negative per the Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings report. The financing for the deal to acquire the UFC […]
Sullivan pulled from UFC on Fox 20 for “potential compliance issue”
USADA has flagged George Sullivan for a “potential compliance issue” with the UFC’s anti-doping policy stemming from “voluntarily disclosed information” Sullivan provided to USADA. Due to this issue, Sullivan has been removed from his fight with Hector Urbina from the UFC on Fox 20 card this Saturday. Sullivan denies the issue on his Facebook page. […]
SBJ provides details of UFC deal
The Sports Business Journal took a deep dive into the UFC’s sale to WME-IMG. The article looks into the revenue drivers that had the acquisition price of $4 billion. The purchase price of $4 billion represents a 22 multiple of the UFC’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. On $600 million in gross revenue […]