MMA Junkie reports that UFC Fight Night 49 in Tulsa, Oklahoma drew 7,119 and a live gate of $452,075. The figures were announced at the post-event press conference. In addition, Rafael dos Anjos heads the list of bonus winners for UFC Fight Night 49 on Saturday night from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dos Anjos scored the bonus […]
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UFC Fight Night 48 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from this morning’s UFC Fight Night 48 which took place at the Venetian in Macau off the coast of China. There was no Fight of the Night bonuses although 4 fighters received the $50,000 Performance bonuses: Michael Bisping, Tyron Woodley, Alberto Mina and Yuta Sasaki. In addition, attendance […]
Le contributes sponsor money to orphanage
MMA Junkie reports that Cung Le will be donating a large part of his sponsorship money to a Vietnamese orphanage. Le bought rice, toys, candy and gave money to an orphanage in his native Vietnam. The 42 year old former Strikeforce champion faces Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 48 in Macau, China. Le put […]
NAC delays Silva decision due to motion to dismiss
At its monthly meeting held on Thursday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission tabled the disciplinary hearing of Wanderlei Silva due to the fighter’s motion to dismiss the disciplinary complaint filed against him. No date had been set for the continued hearing. As you recall, at the NAC hearing in June, Silva admitted he evaded a […]
UFC Fight Night 47: 735,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 47 received an average of 735,000 viewers. The prelims for the event on Fox Sports 2 received an average viewership of 116,000 viewers. UFC Fight Night 47 which featured Ryan Bader defeating Ovince St. Preux in the main event was up […]