Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time around we take a look at UFC 210 in Buffalo, New York Cormier “makes” weight, retires Johnson Daniel Cormier lost 1.2 pounds in less than 5 minutes at the weigh-ins and made weight after missing on the first attempt. Despite no one really addressing this marvel, […]
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UFC 210 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC officials announced the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 210 from Buffalo, New York. UFC 210 set a venue record with in its fourth event in New York since the sport was legalized. The event, which took place at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York drew 17,110 for a gate of $2 million. […]
2 live events headline changes to International Fight Week
The UFC announced that International Fight Week will have two live fight events this year instead of three days of fights as in year’s past. In addition, there will not be a UFC Expo but a Fan Experience on Friday and Saturday of International Fight Week. The UFC made the announcement via press release on […]
Controversy at UFC 210 weigh-ins
There was some controversy surrounding this morning’s UFC 210 weigh-ins. The first dealt with the controversy over Daniel Cormier’s weigh-in and the second involved whether female fighter Pearl Gonzalez could fight. Cormier missed weight the first time on the scale by 1.2 pounds. While most believed that you had one shot at the scale, the […]
Gastelum flagged by USADA for marijuana metabolites
The up and down career of UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum has taken another blow as USADA has informed him of a potential violation stemming from marijuana metabolites above the decision limit of 180 ng/mL from an in-competition test. The UFC statement reads in part: The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency […]