Perhaps one of the hottest business items in the sports industry this summer will be what the UFC will do with its media rights. Its run at ESPN ends at the end of the year, and there is speculation that the MMA promotion will command near $1B for its content. According to a recent Sports […]
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UFC on ESPN 69 salaries
Is it surprising that the state of Georgia still releases fighter salaries? Upon a request from MMA Junkie, the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission disclosed the fighter salaries from Saturday’s event. Notably, co-headliner Rose Namajunas made $500,000 ($250K to show/$250K to win) with her victory over Miranda Maverick who made $125,000. The highest guaranteed paid […]
UFC 316 PPV Prelims score 1.1M viewers
The UFC 316 PPV Prelims drew an overall viewership of 1.1M viewers on ESPN. The telecast was 3rd overall in prime time viewership per Programming Insider. The event taking place in Newark, New Jersey drew 0.39 in the A18-49 demo (~522K viewers) which made it 3rd overall in the category next to the MLB regional […]
Canelo-Crawford to stream live globally on Netflix
Dana White and Turki Alalshikh announced on Tuesday that the much-anticipated fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will stream on Netflix worldwide on Saturday, September 13th. While no location has been announced, it appears that White’s Zuffa Boxing may finally come to fruition as White, Alalshikh and Sela will be promoting the fight per […]
UFC announces Mark Kerr to Pioneer Wing of UFC HOF
On Saturday night, the UFC announced that Mark Kerr would be inducted into the Pioneer Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame. Known as “The Smashing Machine” during his MMA career, his time fighting in MMA in Japan and his battles with addiction were documented in a 2002 HBO documentary. Notably, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson […]