According to a report by the New York Post, Endeavor employees are upset with the payout received by Ari Emmanuel. As a result of the UFC’s big quarter, Emmanuel benefited from the payout. The story indicates that stock options issued to Endeavor employees were diluted to a point where they held no present value. Endeavor […]
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UFC on ESPN 26 bonuses
UFC on ESPN 26 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The most notable story coming out of the event was the return of Miesha Tate as she stopped Marion Reneau. There were more than the standard 2 or 3 Performance Bonuses on Saturday with Tate, Mateusz Gamrot, Rodrigo Nascimento and […]
Report: UFC 264 draws 1.8M global PPV buys
The Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand reports that UFC 264 scored 1.8 million PPV buys. Of the total global buys, 1.3 million buys were domestic on ESPN+. The event featured the third fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor with the “Diamond” winning via TKO due to McGregor’s broken tibia. ESPN went all out with […]
UFC 264 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 264 took place on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. With fans back in attendance, the event was the highest at the venue. The gate drew $16.76M viewers for attendance of 20,062. The gate was the second-highest in Nevada history with only UFC 229 doing better. 229 also had the most […]