MMA Junkie reports UFC on Fox 14 reportedly drew a record 30,000 in attendance for a gate of $3.1 milion. It was the biggest European attendance and gate in the company’s history. Perhaps most remarkable about the attendance was that the event occurred during the middle of the night in Sweden. UFC General Manager for […]
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UFC on Fox 14 bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the bonuses from Saturday night’s UFC on Fox 14. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson earned a title shot with his win as well as led the bonuses for the night. Johnson, Gegard Mousasi, Makwan Amirkhani and Kenny Robertson all earned “Performance of the Night” bonuses. There was no “Fight of the Night.” The bonuses […]
NYS Assembly Speaker Silver arrested on corruption charges
New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on federal corruption charges on Thursday. The charges include mail fraud, wire fraud and extortion. In MMA circles, the state assemblyman had been the one that prevented a vote on the legalization of MMA in the state. The Complaint obtained by the NY Times alleges that […]
UFC Fight Night 59 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from UFC Fight Night 59 on Sunday. Conor McGregor topped the earnings for the roster with a reported $170,000. McGregor also received one of the four Fight Night bonuses and thus made $230,000. Donald Cerrone was next on the salary list making $146,000. Via MMA Junkie: Conor McGregor: $170,000 (includes […]
UFC Fight Night 59 draws over 2.7M, Prelims grab 908K
UFC Fight Night 59 held on Sunday night on Fox Sports 1 drew an average of 2,751,000 million viewers with a peak of 3,162,000 viewers during the final quarter hour (12:00-12:15 AM ET) of the show according to Nielsen. The night started off well with the 3 hour prelim show drawing an average of 908,000 […]