Bonuses for UFC on Fox 26 happened early as all awards were given to Prelim fighters. Alessio Di Chirico, Nordine Taleb, Julian Marquez and Darren Stewart received the $50,000 bonuses. The bonuses were announced post-event by the UFC. Marquez and Steward were awarded the Fight of the Night while DiChirico and Taleb drew Performance Bonuses. […]
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UK court orders Bisping to pay over $400K to former manager
MMA Junkie reports that Michael Bisping will have to pay more than $400,000 in unpaid commissions to his former management team after a Manchester court determined that soon-to-be retired former UFC middleweight champion will need to pay up per an agreement between 2005 and 2011. The lawsuit was reported on by the UK’s Daily Mail […]
Moraes leads fighter roster of payouts for UFC Fight Night 123
MMA Junkie reports the payouts from this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 123. Marlon Moraes took home the highest disclosed payout of $146,000. Moraes knocked out Aljamain Sterling with a knee. For his troubles, Sterling earned $36,000. Brian Ortega received $68,000 including a $29,000 bonus and Cub Swanson earned $76,000. The payouts were disclosed by the […]
UPDATED: UFC Fresno ratings: main card peaks at start of telecast
Updated ratings information from UFC Fight Night Fresno on FS1 Saturday night show that the card peaked at 1,037,000 viewers from 10:15-10:30pm ET according to Nielsen. The prelims peaked at 826,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night during the last quarter hour, 9:45pm-10pm ET according to Nielsen. From our original post: UFC Fight Night 123 drew […]
Trifecta Nutrition announces it is an official partner of the UFC
Trifecta Nutrition announced it is an official partner of the UFC. The company touts former WEC/UFC fighter Urijah Faber as Managing Partner of the company. The announcement was made by Trifecta Nutrition in an email blast. The company’s signage was seen in the Octagon this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 123. The company describes […]