Dana White announced on the Colin Cowherd show on FS1 that Ronda Rousey will make her return to the Octagon on Friday, December 30th at UFC 207 to take on women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes. It will be over a year since Rousey fought in the Octagon since she dropped her title to Holly Holm […]
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UFC 204 PPV Prelims draws 678,000
The UFC 204 Prelims drew 678,000 viewers on FS1 on Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. It is the lowest rated FS1 PPV Prelims thus far this year. The event, which was held in Manchester, England featured Brad Pickett and Iuri Alcantara in the final event of the FS1 Prelims. Alcantara won via submission. The […]
McGregor fined $150,000 by Nevada
ESPN reports that the Nevada State Athletic Commission has fined Conor McGregor $150,000 for his part of a water bottle-throwing incident at the pre-fight press conference leading up to UFC 202. The commission decided to fine McGregor 5% of his fight purse and the funds will be disbursed between the state’s general fund and an […]
UFC 204: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 204 from Manchester, England which pitted Michael Bisping defending his UFC middleweight title against Dan Henderson. Bisping outlasts Hendo The rematch was 7 years in the making and despite the time in between fights, everyone knew the backstory from UFC […]
UFC 204 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 204. Bonuses went to Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson, Jimi Manuwa and Iuri Alcantara. Each earned $50,000 each. Bisping and Hendo won for Fight of the Night while Manuwa and Alcantara earned Performance bonuses for their respective stoppages. The event took place at the Manchester Arena […]