The Utah Athletic Commission disclosed the payouts from the August 20th PPV in Salt Lake City. Per the disclosure (obtained by MMA Junkie), Kamaru Usman earned $500K for his title defense against Leon Edwards. Edwards, who won the championship with a fifth round headkick, earned $350K. The rest of the payouts are as follows: Paulo […]
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UFC and Project Rock unveil new shoes
The UFC and Project Rock are unveiling co-branded shoes per the Sports Business Journal. The two sides will reveal the look on Tuesday. The announcement builds on the partnership announced this past January. The Project Rock x UFC BSR2 shoe and Project Rock Slides sandals will be released today. BSR stands for Dwayne “The Rock” […]
Whatever happened to the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit
When we last left off with the lawsuit, Judge Richard Boulware was going to issue a ruling on whether to allow the UFC plaintiffs class action status. If denied, the case would be effectively over pending an appeal. But, it appears that the case may be in more limbo due to another case. Early last […]
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UFC to introduce 4D ads to Fight Pass
The Sports techie (via SBJ) reports that the UFC will begin a pilot program with company 4D which will display a digital overlay of sponsors during UFC broadcasts on UFC Fight Pass. The UFC will be one of the first sports properties to utilize this advertising. Previously, the company did work with esports. The ads […]