The UFC 227 Prelims which aired on FX Saturday drew 717,000 viewers. It was the 3rd highest-rated show on cable Saturday night in the A18-49 demo with a 0.30 rating. The prelims featured Pedro Munhoz and Brett Johns in an entertaining Bantamweight matchup with Munhoz winning by decision. The telecast was pushed to FX due […]
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Full roster of salaries for UFC 227
The California State Athletic Commission revealed the complete payouts for the UFC 227 roster this past Saturday night. As reported by Lance Pugmire on Saturday, T.J. Dillashaw and Demetrious Johnson received the highest reported purses for Saturday night. The rest of the roster is below, via MMA Junkie: T.J. Dillashaw: $350,000 (no win bonus) def. […]
UFC 227 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 227 took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Saturday night. T.J. Dillashaw and new flyweight champion Henry Cejudo led the list of bonus winners in front of a reported 17,794 in attendance. Dillashaw, Cejudo, Demetrious Johnson and Renato Moicano earned the $50,000 bonuses. Dillashaw stopped Cody Garbrandt in the second round with […]
Conor-Khabib set for showdown in Vegas this October
Conor McGregor is returning to the Octagon to face Khabib Nurmogomedov on October 3rd in Las Vegas as announced on Friday during a UFC press conference which ran down the fall events for the company. McGregor and Nurmogomedov were not present. Nate Diaz was present and was not happy about the announcement. I’m not fighting […]