On Thursday, Georges St-Pierre announced his retirement from the UFC. He will go down as one of the greatest fighters in UFC history and one of its key draws as the company tried to gain a foothold in mainstream sports landscape. Before Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor or the superfight, GSP was the key to PPV […]
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UFC on ESPN 1 payouts
The Arizona Department of Gaming has disclosed the salaries from this past Sunday’s UFC on ESPN 1. Cain Velasquez was the top earner on the card. Via MMA Fighting: Francis Ngannou ($110,000 + $110,000 = $220,000) def. Cain Velasquez ($450,000)Paul Felder ($46,000 + $46,000 = $92,000) def. James Vick ($65,000)Cynthia Calvillo ($44,000 + $44,000 = $88,000) def. Cortney Casey ($50,000)Kron Gracie […]
UFC Fight Night on ESPN 1 draws big ratings
ESPN reports that Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night on ESPN 1 drew a 1.1 metered market rating while the prelims drew a 0.7 rating. Overall, ESPN indicated that the five-hour window on ESPN drew an average of 0.9. The partnership between the UFC and ESPN is going well for the promotion as through 3 linear […]
UFC on ESPN 1 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC on ESPN 1 took place on Sunday night with the whole card airing on the main network. The event took place at The Talking Stick Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. The Fight of the Night went to Vincente Luque and Bryan Barbaerena in a heavy-hitting welterweight matchup. Luque outlasted Barbarena with seconds to spare in […]
Court dismisses all but one claim in Mark Hunt’s lawsuit against the UFC
In a 28-page order filed on Thursday, the United States District Court of Nevada dismissed all but one of UFC fighter Mark Hunt’s claims in his lawsuit alleging among its claims breach of contract, fraud and RICO Violations against the UFC. The Order dismissed White and Lesnar in the lawsuit leaving just the UFC as […]