On Friday president Donald Trump made the proclamation that they would be building a 100,00 seat stadium for fans to come and watch (presumably on screens) UFC at the White House. The announcement came as a side story to the actual announcement for the presser that he wants Washington D.C. to host an IndyCar race […]
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UFC 325 Payout Perspective
UFC 325 took place Saturday at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. It was the second straight week of UFC events on Paramount. Volkanovski still Great 37-year-old Alexander Volkanovski showed that he still has it with a successful title defense against Diego Lopes. Volk won a hard-earned unanimous decision over Lopes and solidified himself […]
UFC 325 bonuses
UFC 325 took place on Saturday night with 8 fighters earning extra bonuses. Mauricio Ruffy and Quillan Salkilld earned $100K Performance Bonuses. Ruffy earned his bonus by stopping Rafael Fiziev in their matchup. Salkilld earned his fight bonus with a rear naked choke of Jamie Mullarkey in the first round. The Fight of the Night […]
UFC 325 Promotional Guidelines Payout
UFC 325 takes place Saturday in Sydney Australia. Below is a list of the promotional payouts per the guidelines set forth by the company. UFC 325 Alexander Volkanovski (c) $42,000 (c) Diego Lopes (ch) $32,000 (ch) Dan Hooker $21,000 (23) Benoit Saint Denis $11,000 (11) Rafael Fiziev $11,000 (11) Mauricio Ruffy* $4,500 (4) Tai Tuivasa […]
Did Foster lobby for legislation without seeing Zuffa Boxing contracts?
Thomas Hauser wrote an article in The Guardian this week which detailed fighter contracts for the newly formed Zuffa Boxing which had its debut last Friday. Of the notable items in the revealing article, it notes that California State Athletic Commission head Andy Foster admitted to not seeing a Zuffa Boxing contract. While one could […]