Endeavor announced that the UFC had its best financial year in the history of the company at the company’s latest earning call with investors on Wednesday. During the investor call, Emmanuel announced, “…UFC posted its best financial year in its 28-year history. All Pay-Per-View events sold out, sponsorship hit record revenue highs and international rights […]
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Report highlights UFC view on fighter pay issue
The Sports Business Journal reports on the narrative on fighter pay in this week’s article. The article does not go into specifics on salary but highlights the UFC’s viewpoint of the issue. SBJ quotes Lawrence Epstein regarding the UFC’s side of the story. The UFC exec stated that three primary factors have contributed to the […]
UFC Fight Night 203 bonuses
UFC Fight Night 203 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The night saw 8 finishes but only 4 received bonuses. Song Yadong ousted Marlon Moraes in the first round of the co-main event of the night. Yadong did not take long with the former bantamweight contender as he dropped […]
UFC 272 Prelims draw 1.526M viewers
The UFC 272 PPV Prelims drew 1.526M viewers on ESPN Saturday night. It also drew 845,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The prelims were aided by an overrun from the UNC-Duke game which drew nearly 3.98 million viewers. The prelims did not start on ESPN until 9:10pm, an hour and ten minutes later than the […]
UFC 272 bonuses
UFC 272 took place on Saturday night in Las Vegas with one very inspirational bonus winner. Ukranian Maryna Moroz scored a Performance of the Night with her second round submission of Mariya Agapova. Moroz was greeted with a huge ovation from those in attendance due to the conflict occurring in her country. Kevin Holland overcame […]