Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 196 which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. In the main event, Conor McGregor took on Nate Diaz. Diaz chokes out McGregor Despite being a late replacement, Nate Diaz used his length and superior jiu jitsu skills to […]
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UFC Fight Night 84 attendance, gate and bonuses
Michael Bisping, Anderson Silva, Scott Ashkam and Teemu Packalen received the $50,000 fight-night bonuses at UFC Fight Night 84 from London. In addition, the attendance and gate were announced for the event taking place at The O2 Arena in London. Bisping and Silva won for Fight of the Night while Ashkam and Packalen earned Performance […]
Glory signs TV deal with ESPN
Glory has announced a multi-year agreement with ESPN. According to the Glory press release, the live events will stream on ESPN3 with replays occurring on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Per Glory press release: Since the relationship began in November of last year, GLORY and ESPN have collaborated in showcasing two non-stop, stand-up striking events — […]
K-1 Global claims ownership of video library licensed by Glory to UFC Fight Pass
Kickboxing organization K-1 Global issued a response Monday morning in reaction to the announcement by UFC Fight Pass that the over the top digital platform will air Glory. It appears that the K-1 may take issue with the ownership of its events. In an email from its press office, K-1 made it known that it […]
Feb. 6th event becomes UFC Fight Night
The UFC announced on Wednesday that UFC 196 originally scheduled for PPV on Saturday, February 6th will now be called “UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson.” The full card will be shown on FS1 with the exception of the Fight Pass Exclusive prelims. The PPV was scrapped earlier in the week after both Cain Velasquez […]