UFC on ESPN + 13 took place Saturday night in Sacramento, California. The event drew 10,306 fans for a gate of $938,734.17 according to the company post-event. The event took place at Golden1Center in Sacramento and featured local favorite Aspen Ladd taking on Germaine de Randamie in a battle of bantamweights. Also, it featured the […]
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Zuffa responds to Plaintiffs’ Objections to its summary of exhibits in Antitrust lawsuit
Zuffa has responded to Plaintiffs’ Objections to its Exhibit List in the ongoing Antitrust Lawsuit. They argue in support of utilizing summary exhibits and call plaintiffs’ objections ‘baseless.’ Per order of the Court, the sides exchanged exhibit lists which will be used at the Expert hearings in late August and mid-September. Defendant’s Oppo to Pla… […]
ONE CEO & Founder talks U.S. expansion and how it will be different from UFC in SBJ interview
In an interview with the Sports Business Journal, ONE Championship’s Chatri Sityodtong talked about the company’s inroads into the United States. The company’s Founder and CEO described ONE as the power in the Eastern hemisphere and the UFC as the power in the Western hemisphere to comprise of a global duopoly in the field of […]
UFC 239 prelims on ESPN draw over 1 million viewers
The UFC 239 Prelims on ESPN Saturday was the #1 rated cable show for the day earning 1.145 million viewers. The event was the highest rated in the A18-49 demon with a 0.44 share and 572,00 viewers. The feature event saw Arnold Adams defeat Gilbert Melendez via unanimous decision. 2019 UFC Prelims on ESPN UFC […]
UFC 239 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition we take a look at UFC 239, the annual promotion event held in Las Vegas. Jones holds off Santos It was closer than most believed but Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight title over Thiago Santos. Unlike previous challengers, Santos went after Jones’ legs […]