I hopped on once again with Bloody Elbow’s Paul Gift and John Nash for another episode of Show Money. This time we discuss the potential impact a union may have on the UFC with the announcement of the Professional Fighter’s Association. I
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UFC 202 Prelims draws 1.3M viewers on FS1
The UFC 202 Prelims on FS1 drew 1.3M viewers on Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. The event, which aired from 8-10pm ET drew 816,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The event featured Cody Garbrandt and Takeya Mizugaki. The Alpha Male fighter stopped Mizugaki in the first round. The event peaked with 1.507M viewers […]
UFC 202: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective for UFC 202. This time we take a look at Diaz-McGregor II at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor gains revenge on Diaz It was a majority decision for Conor McGregor as 2 judges scored the bout for McGregor while the third judge determined it a […]
UFC sale made official
The UFC has officially sold as first reported by Darren Rovell. Forbes.com received confirmation from a WME spokesperson Monday afternoon. The sale for $4 billion means that the Fertitta brothers will cash out nearly $870 million in post-tax cash according to Forbes.com. The Fertitta brothers will not be involved in the day to day operations […]
McGregor, Diaz draw over 80% of reported payouts for UFC 202
MMA Junkie reports the full roster of disclosed payouts from Saturday’s UFC 202. The main event accounted for 82% of the reported payouts from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. As previously reported, Conor McGregor earned $3 million (no bonus) and Nate Diaz earned $2 million (no bonus). While there was no bonus associated with their […]