MMA Fighting reports that the UFC’s new owners are holding a retreat this weekend in Vegas for all contracted UFC fighters. Travel expenses to Vegas will be paid by the company. The retreat will be held at the new UFC offices in Las Vegas and will kick off with a grand opening of the UFC […]
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Canelo-Chavez replay draw 769,000 on HBO
The replay of the Canelo Alvarez- Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. fight drew 769,000 viewers this past Saturday night on HBO per ShowBuzz Daily. Canelo’s May fight against Amir Khan drew 767,000 for the replay on HBO. He drew 459,000 HBO subscribers for his September 2016 fight against Liam Smith. His 2015 fight with Miguel Cotto […]
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UFC 211: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 211 from Dallas, Texas where two titles were successfully defended. Stipe stops JDS Stipe Miocic withstood a couple stiff leg kicks to stop Junior Dos Santos in the first round of their Heavyweight title fight. Miocic dropped JDS after clipping […]
UFC 211 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 211 drew 17,834 fans for a live gate of $2,662,645 per UFC officials post-fight. In addition, $50,000 bonuses went to Stipe Miocic, Jason Knight, Chase Sherman and Rashad Coulter. The event did not outdo UFC 171 with Hendricks-Lawler drawing 19,324 for a gate of $2.6 million. UFC 103 drew 17,428 for a gate of […]