The UFC has announced that Andrew Schleimer will take over as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the company. He replaces Nakisa Bidarian who will be leaving at the end of December to join Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta in new investment vehicle for the Fertittas. Via UFC.com: Most recently, Schleimer served as EVP […]
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TUF 24 Episode 12 DVR + 3 viewership: 628,000 viewers
Episode 12 of TUF 24 drew 628,000 viewers on FS1 per Nielsen when factoring in DVR +3 information. The DVR ratings represents a 41% bump from Live + SD viewership. The average viewership for DVR +3 ratings was approximately 564,000 viewers. The highest viewed episode this season was episode 3 which drew 441,000 viewers Live […]
Mighty Mouse tops TUF 24 Finale payouts
MMA Junkie reports the TUF 24 Finale payouts from Saturday’s event from The Palms. Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson led the payouts as disclosed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The disclosed total payout was $1,242,000. Johnson earned $350,000 with no win bonus. Champ Demetrious Johnson: $350,000 (no win bonus) def. Tim Elliott: $100,000 Joseph Benavidez: […]
TUF 24 Finale attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale attendance, gate and bonuses from Saturday night’s event at The Palms in Las Vegas. Sara McMann, Anthony Smith, Jared Cannonier and Ian Cutelaba earned $50,000 bonuses. McMann and Smith earned the Performance bonuses while Cannonier and Cutelaba had the Fight of the Night. McMann submitted Alexis Davis […]
Fed gives second reprimand to Goldman over UFC deal
Bloomberg reports that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs) has been reprimanded by Federal Reserve regulators for the second time due to its debt deal to purchase the UFC for $4 billion. Regulators consider the loans as “substandard.” In addition to Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank AG, which was the lead underwriter for the junior portion […]