On Wednesday, McFarlane Toys announced the signing of a licensing agreement with the UFC to create a line of physical and digital collectibles to fans worldwide according to a company press release. IMG, UFC’s licensing agency brokered the deal. The announcement continues the growth for the UFC as it licenses its brand. The release included […]
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UFC Fight Night St. Louis scores
UFC Fight Night St. Louis drew 903,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN per Sports Media Watch. The telecast drew 0.49 in the A8-49 rating/422,000 viewers. The telecast featured Derrick Lewis taking on Rodrigo Nascimento in the main event with Lewis earning the win and giving the fans a show as he took off his […]
UFC 301: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time around we take a look at UFC 301 at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pantoja successfully defends Featherweight title UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja successfully defended his Featherweight title against Aussie Steve Erceg. While some skeptics believed that Erceg was pushed into the […]
UFC on ESPN 56 attendance, gate, and bonuses
UFC on ESPN 56 took place Saturday in St. Louis and it was the highest grossing US UFC Fight Night of all time according to the company. The event drew 15,960 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. It drew $2,470,197 per the UFC. The company announced 4 post-fight bonuses of $50K. Carlos Ulberg earned […]
Brock Lesnar files reply in Mark Hunt appeal
The Mark Hunt appeal continues. On May 8th, Brock Lesnar and Dana White have filed Answering Briefs to Hunt’s pro se appeal. Lesnar’s attorneys argued that the district court was correct in dismissing Hunt’s claims. Hunt had filed a lawsuit against Dana White, Brock Lesnar and the UFC. The case was initially dismissed, appealed to […]