The UFC visited Baku, Azerbaijan for the very first time. The promotion handed out double bonuses to two fighters for Fight of the Night. The fight between Nazim Sadykhov and Nikolas Motta were awarded $100K each for their back and forth fight on Saturday. Sadykhov earned the victory via KO/TKO in the second round. The […]
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Jon Jones retires
During the UFC on ABC 8 post-fight press conference Dana White dropped a bombshell announcing that Jon Jones had informed him that he was retired. As a result, he ceded the UFC Heavyweight Champion and interim champ Tom Aspinall was made the official heavyweight champion. The news comes as a surprise as many fans were […]
White gives hint on next media deal
UFC on ESPN 69 salaries
Is it surprising that the state of Georgia still releases fighter salaries? Upon a request from MMA Junkie, the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission disclosed the fighter salaries from Saturday’s event. Notably, co-headliner Rose Namajunas made $500,000 ($250K to show/$250K to win) with her victory over Miranda Maverick who made $125,000. The highest guaranteed paid […]
UFC 316 PPV Prelims score 1.1M viewers
The UFC 316 PPV Prelims drew an overall viewership of 1.1M viewers on ESPN. The telecast was 3rd overall in prime time viewership per Programming Insider. The event taking place in Newark, New Jersey drew 0.39 in the A18-49 demo (~522K viewers) which made it 3rd overall in the category next to the MLB regional […]