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Episode 552: Fighter pay drops to 13% in 2022

Episode 552: Fighter pay drops to 13% in 2022

UFC profits were up in every category, while expenses and operating costs -- including fighter pay -- were down.

The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast · Chad Dundas and Ben Fowlkes

May 22, 20231h 21m

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Show Notes

Bloody Elbow's John Nash has a new report out on the UFC's finances and, friends, it is mind-blowing. Once again in 2022, the fight company made more than $1 billion in revenue and, largely because it didn't have to pay superstars like Conor McGregor last year, total fighter pay dropped by around $32.8 million (to roughly 13 percent of total revenue). UFC profits were up in every category, while expenses and operating costs were down. So ... wow.

Plus, Mackenzie Dern went beast mode on Angela Hill and Dana White says he doesn't understand Francis Ngannou's new deal with PFL.

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