The UFC 235 Prelims aired Saturday on ESPN and drew one of the highest-rated telecasts in promotion history. The telecast drew 1.480M viewers and another 815,000 in the A18-49 demo according to Nielsen. The prelims aired prior to Saturday’s UFC 235 PPV taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card featured […]
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Full roster of UFC 235 payouts
The Nevada Athletic Commission have released the full roster of payouts for UFC 235. While the initial main card participants were revealed on Saturday, the full list was disclosed on Monday. Hanna Cifers $12,000/$12,000 def. Pliana Viana Mota $12,000 Macy Chiasson $25,000/$25,000 def. Gina Mazany $14,000 Edmen Shahbazyan $13,000/$13,000 def. Charles Byrd $12,000 Diego Sanchez […]
UFC 235 Prelims average 1.0 metered market rating
ESPN is reporting that the UFC 235 Prelims averaged a 1.0 metered market rating. Despite starting 15 minutes late due to a college basketball overrun, the telecast marked the fourth consecutive highest-rated UFC telecast on cable since 2017. The telecast featured Zabit Magomedsharipov and Jeremy Stephens with the Russian star winning the fight via unanimous […]
UFC 235 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 235 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC announced its attendance, gate and bonuses. The bonuses went to Cody Garbrandt and Pedro Munhoz for their one round brawl which saw Munhoz end up with the victory. Johnny Walker earned a Performance Bonus for a well-placed knee which put down […]
Jones, Woodley earn $500K paydays for UFC 235
The Nevada State Athletic Commission disclosed the salaries for the main card on Saturday night. Jon Jones and Tyron Woodley top the card with $500,000 paydays. Jones’ challenger for the Light Heavyweight Championship, Anthony Smith, will make $350,000. Woodley’s challenger, Kamru Usman also gets $350,000. Robbie Lawler will make $200,000 and another $100,000 if he […]