UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste was arrested Saturday morning on charges of battery allegedly stemming from a domestic violence issue. The arrest is the second this month involving a widely known UFC persona as Jon Jones was arrested on suspicion of a DUI. While she was absent from a portion of UFC 146, she was […]
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UFC 146: Payout Perspective
UFC 146 main event salaries
MMA Junkie reports the release of main event fighter salaries for tonight’s UFC 146. JDS and Frank Mir will earn $200,000 each with no win bonus. Also revealed by NSAC head Keith Kizer, Cain Velasquez will earn $100,000 with the potential of a $100,000 win bonus and Bigfoot Silva will earn a flat $70,000. Payout […]
Sponsorship Spotlight: RYU
Welcome to another edition of Sponsorship Spotlight. This time we are featuring MMA apparel company and UFC® sponsor RYU. MMA Payout had the opportunity get in touch with RYU CEO Christopher Martens for a quick Q&A regarding its recent involvement as a UFC® sponsor. You will likely see a lot of RYU this weekend during UFC 146 […]
Follow up on the Oklahoma PPV tax
Last week, the Oklahoma Attorney General decided that the state’s tax on pay per views was unconstitutional. MMA Payout takes a brief look at the potential legalities behind this question. As those who have been following know, the UFC threatened to sue the state of Oklahoma for its 4% tax on pay per views. As […]