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UFC on ESPN +14 attendance and bonuses

August 11, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC Fight Night Uraguay took place on Saturday airing on ESPN +.  The event saw another title defense from Valentina Shevchenko as she soundly defeated Liz Carmouche. The event drew 9,255 fans at the Antel Arena in Montevideo, Uraguay for the promotion’s first event in the country.  The UFC announced the event as a sellout.  […]

Filed Under: Attendance, bonuses, gate, UFC

More unredacted document notes shows fighter discontent with…finding fights

August 9, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

In our third installment of looking into the newly unredacted expert report of Hal Singer, we take a look at issues with getting fights in the UFC. Fighter pay has been the topic of much discussion when it comes to the UFC.  While it is one of the topics driving interest in this lawsuit, it […]

Filed Under: Antitrust Class Action, contracts, Featured, legal, UFC

Show Money 29 talks unredacted expert report, Endeavor IPO, Zuffa Boxing and more

August 7, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

It’s another edition of Show Money with Paul Gift and John Nash.  As the expert report hearings are looming later this month, we talk about the newly revealed information in Hal Singer’s expert report, Endeavor’s IPO the inevitable Zuffa Boxing and more. You can listen here.

Filed Under: Ali Act, Antitrust Class Action, boxing, contracts, legal, Show Money, UFC

UFC on ESPN 5 draws 680K for afternoon show

August 6, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 5 from Newark, New Jersey Saturday afternoon drew 680,000 viewers on the network per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The prelims which preceded the main card on Saturday drew 523,000 viewers. The main card featured Colby Covington as he took on Robbie Lawler.  Covington defeated Lawler via unanimous decision.  The main card drew […]

Filed Under: ESPN, ratings, TV, UFC

More unredacted footnotes detail proportionality of revenue and origins of UFC sponsor tax

August 4, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

In our second installment of reviewing the unredacted portions of the expert report of Hal Singer, MMA Payout examines the argument that Zuffa retained its fighters despite not needing them.  It also looks at the comparative market between boxing and pro wrestling. A link to the first report is here.  As I explained in the […]

Filed Under: Featured, sponsorships, UFC

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