Jon Jones announced that he has retained Richard Schaefer as an adviser which he believes will give him the proper leverage to negotiate with the UFC. pic.twitter.com/am5KslWxmz — BONY (@JonnyBones) May 26, 2021 In a social media post, Jones touted the boxing executive as putting “together some of the biggest global Pay Per View events” […]
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UFC 262 draws 300K PPV buys
UFC 262 took place on May 15th and netted 300,000 PPV buys per Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand. UFC 262 took place in Houston, Texas and saw the crowning of a new lightweight champion as Charles Oliviera earned the title after he stopped Michael Chandler in the 2nd round of the fight. In the semi-main […]
McGregor tops another list of highest paid athletes for 2021
Sportico reports that Conor McGregor is the highest paid athlete in the world with earnings of $208 million a year in salary, winnings and endorsements. The article notes that a large part of the earnings comes from the Proper No. Twelve sale to Proximo Spirits which gave the former double champion $170 million and pushed […]
UFC Vegas 27 bonuses
UFC Vegas 27 took place on Saturday at The Apex in Las Vegas and aired on ESPN+. The bonus winners included Bruno Silva who dispatched Victor Rodriguez in a minute. The flyweight dropped Rodriguez with a big right hand which was the beginning of the end. Carla Esparza earned a $50K Performance Bonus for her […]
UFC 262 bonuses
$75,000 bonuses were handed out on Saturday night at UFC 262 in Houston. Charles Oliveira earned the UFC lightweight title and a $75,000 bonus. Oliveira earned his Performance Bonus with a second-round stoppage of Michael Chandler. Christos Giagos earned a Performance Bonus with his submission over Sean Soriano in the second round of their prelim […]