Al Iaquinta is off of the UFC 205 card in New York due to a dispute over fighter pay according to FoxSports.com. Iaquinta (7-2 in the UFC) was going to make $26,000 to show and the potential to double that with a win. In addition, he would receive $5,000 as part of the Reebok deal. […]
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UFC 201 Prelims on FS2 draw 331,000
SBJ provides details of UFC deal
The Sports Business Journal took a deep dive into the UFC’s sale to WME-IMG. The article looks into the revenue drivers that had the acquisition price of $4 billion. The purchase price of $4 billion represents a 22 multiple of the UFC’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. On $600 million in gross revenue […]
UFC Fight Night: 609K, Prelims 311K
UFC Fight Night 91 drew 609,000 viewers on Wednesday night according to Nielsen. The event airing from 6pm to 8:43pm PT was the highest-rated sports event on cable television per Sports TV Ratings. However, it was the lowest-rated Fight Night this year. The event which featured Jon Lineker taking out Michael MacDonald drew 298,000 viewers […]
Cerrone apologizes for homophobic slur at UFC Fan Expo Q&A
Maybe International Fight Week should have ended yesterday for Donald Cerrone. Instead, Cerrone apologized for a homophobic slur made during a Q&A at the UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas. Cerrone criticized Daniel Cormier’s fighting style last night against Anderson Silva. “How you gonna give up weight and then fight like a f*g, man?” Cerrone […]