UFC Fight Night took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The promotion announced 4 $50K bonuses for the night. Clayton Carpenter earned a $50K bonus for his rear naked choke submission over Lucas Rocha in round 2 of their fight. Carpenter remains undefeated in his nascent pro career. Ramazonbek Temirov earned […]
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SBJ Report states PFL “on course” for 9 figures in 2024
A report from the Sports Business Journal this week indicates that the PFL is “on course” to make revenue in the nine-figure range in 2024. The story comes a week before the PFL’s big event with the MMA debut of Francis Ngannou. The article cites PFL founder & Chair Donn Davis stating that it will […]
UFC 307 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 307 took place at the Delta Center on Saturday night. The event drew 17,487 for a live gate of slightly over $5 million at $5,005,643. The bonuses went to Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree, Jr. for Fight of the Night. Joaquin Buckley and Ryan Spann earned $50,000 bonuses of the night. Notably, Utah Native […]
Luis Pajuelo banned 2 years for failed drug tests
Featherweight Luis Pajuelo has been banned 2 years and his UFC contract terminated per Combat Sports Anti-Doping, the regulatory body overseeing drug testing for the promotion. The Peru native accepted the 24-month suspension for violating the UFC’s anti-doping policy. Two out of competition tests on Aug. 5 and 21st showed positive results for 19-norandrosterone and […]
UFC Fight Night 123 bonuses
UFC Paris took place on Saturday in Paris and four fighters drew the extra $50,000 bonuses. The Performances of the Nights went to Chris Duncan, Fares Ziam, Mrgan Charriere and Bryan Battle. Battle gave the French crowd something to boo at when he defeated Kevin Jousset via punches in Round 2 of their fight. He […]