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Show Money Special Edition: UFC Antitrust Lawsuit Expert Hearings

August 26, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

It’s a special edition of Show Money with myself, John and Paul recording from a Tony Roma’s in downtown Vegas after attending the first day of the UFC Antitrust Evidentiary Hearings. Some observations: – Judge Boulware is very active and is pushing the parties along with the direct.  He wants to get to the models […]

Filed Under: Antitrust Class Action, legal, UFC

UFC Antitrust Expert Hearings today – live updates

August 26, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

MMA Payout is in Vegas to cover the first two days of the UFC Antitrust expert hearings with the Show Money cast.  Follow along as we give updates from the courtroom. MMA Payout:  @MMAPayout Jason Cruz:  @dilletaunt John Nash:  @heynotheface Paul Gift:  @MMAAnalytics The first day of live testimony will include the economic experts for […]

Filed Under: Antitrust Class Action, Featured, Le v. Zuffa, legal, UFC

UFC 241 PPV Prelims draw 817,000 viewers

August 21, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC 241 PPV Prelims drew 817,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The event was the 5th most-watched telecast on cable and did better than two NFL Preseason game in the A18-49 demo. The UFC PPV Prelims drew a 0.33 share in the A18-49 demo which ranked better […]

Filed Under: ESPN, pay-per-view, ratings, TV, UFC

Dan Hardy getting ready for a comeback?

August 21, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

A lot has happened in the sport of MMA since 2012.  It was Dan Hardy’s last time in the Octagon.  Now, the current UFC commentator says he’s getting ready for a return to the Octagon. Hardy announced on the Joe Rogan Podcast (via MMA Junkie) that he is entering the USADA testing protocol.  According to […]

Filed Under: UFC, USADA

UFC 241: Payout Perspective

August 19, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective.  In this edition we take a look at a very successful UFC 241 from The Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Stipe KOs Cormier to regain Heavyweight title Stipe Miocic regained the UFC Heavyweight title with a KO of Daniel Cormier late in the 4th round.  DC had looked […]

Filed Under: Attendance, bonuses, ESPN, Featured, gate, Modelo, Monster Energy, Nemiroff, P3, Public Relations, sponsorships, TV, UFC

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Dana White and the UFC are struggling to sell out UFC 328 despite a stacked card, with ticket prices starting around $350 likely playing a role.

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