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UFC 182 draws an estimated 11,575 for $3.7M Gate

January 4, 2015 by MMAPayout Moderator 5 Comments

UFC President Dana White announced that UFC 182 drew an estimated attendance of 11,575 for a gate of $3.7M during Saturday night’s post-event press conference. UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday. The official numbers for the event will be announced by the Nevada Athletic Commission […]

Felder, Jordan, Jones and Cormier earn UFC 182 fight bonuses

January 4, 2015 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

MMA Junkie reports the bonuses for UFC 182. Paul Felder and his spinning backfist led the list of bonus winners announced after the event. Felder and Shawn Jordan won the Performance of the Night bonuses while Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier earned the Fight of the Night. Each drew a $50,000 bonus in addition to […]

UFC 182 not sold out heading into event

January 3, 2015 by MMAPayout Moderator 26 Comments

Taking place today is what many consider to be UFC’s biggest event in almost a year. UFC 168: Silva vs Weidman took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in December of 2013, the same venue where UFC 182 is being held. Surprisingly enough, this event was not a sell out and there were […]

Cannonier’s quest to fund training camp for UFC 182

January 3, 2015 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

As we all settle in for UFC 182 Saturday night, one item that gained my attention at the weigh-ins on Friday night was the story the commentators told of Heavyweight Jared Cannonier’s quest to fund his training camp. Cannonier utilized crowdfunding site GoFundMe to help pay for his training camp preparing for Shawn Jordan. Cannonier, […]

UFC announces addition of several promotions to Fight Pass

January 3, 2015 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

At a press conference Saturday afternoon prior to UFC 182, the UFC announced the acquisition of libraries of several promotions of the past including CageRage, ExtremeChallengeMMA, XFO, UCMMA, Hook&Shoot & TKO, King of the Cage and Pancrase. With the announcement, came the assurance that there would be no increase in price. The addition will bring […]