The prelims for UFC 236 on ESPN drew 893,000 viewers according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). The event drew 498,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.60 share on Saturday. The prelims featured Matt Frevola and Jalin Turner with Frevola winning an impressive unanimous decision. The event served as the pre-cursor for the first […]
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UFC 236: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition, we take a look at UFC 236 which took place at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia where fans were witness to two of the best championship fights in recent history. Poirier earns lightweight title with win over Holloway Dustin Poirier was too big for […]
UFC 236 reveal Holloway and Adesanya top roster of salaries
Max Holloway and Israel Adesanya led the list of fighter payouts each receiving $350,000. The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission disclosed the payroll which totaled at $1,972,000. The payouts (as compiled by MMA Junkie) are as follows: Dustin Poirier: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Max Holloway: $350,000 Israel Adesanya: $350,000 (no win bonus) def. Kelvin […]
Two FOTN winners for UFC 236
UFC 236’s two amazing featuring fights earned an unprecedented dual Fight Night bonuses. The event from Atlanta drew 14,297 for a gate of $1,908,721. Instead of Performance and Fight Night Bonuses, the UFC decided to award two FOTN bonuses. Holloway/Poirier drew FOTN for the crowning of the Louisiana native. In what had to be the […]
Rich Franklin to the UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2019
During the UFC 236 PPV broadcast, it was announced that Rich “Ace” Franklin was named to the UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2019. He will be inducted into the Pioneer Era wing this July 5th in Las Vegas. The Pioneers category includes athletes who turned professional before November 17, 2000 (when the unified rules […]