I would have thought that Conor McGregor would have made it back into the Octagon in 2023 but that did not happen. This may have been due in part to USADA’s role as enforcer of the UFC Anti-doping policy. In awkward social media post which in hindsight was a way to get ahead of the […]
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Top 10 MMA Business Stories of 2023 – No. 8 Dana White selects his own punishment
Ironically, the debut of Power Slap started with a video from TMZ showing Dana White and his wife engaged in an argument in which they exchange slapping one another. In a pop culture where everyone complains about being cancelled, White suffered no consequences for his actions. First, the TMZ video was not produced immediately which […]
Top 10 MMA Business Stories of 2023 – No. 9 Power Slap is a thing
UFC 296 Prelims draw average of 925K viewers
UFC 296 on ESPN2 drew 925,000 viewers this past Saturday per Sports Media Watch. The telecast drew 565,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. UFC 296 prelims aired on ESPN2 due to College Football on ESPN. The featured event saw Alonzo Menifield defeat Dustin Jacoby via unanimous decision. However, the fight prior to the feature drew […]
UFC PPVs to remain the same for 2024
After increases to its PPVs in 2022 and 2023, the $79.99 price point will remain the same for 2024 according to a report from the Sports Business Journal. Dana White has maintained that the decisions to raise PPV prices (which are in addition to the subscription price on ESPN+) are out of his hands and […]