{"id":181051,"date":"2015-12-30T09:31:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T17:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=181051"},"modified":"2015-12-30T09:31:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T17:31:26","slug":"watch-lorenzo-fertitta-says-ufc-will-bring-in-over-half-a-billion-dollars-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/watch-lorenzo-fertitta-says-ufc-will-bring-in-over-half-a-billion-dollars-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH! Lorenzo Fertitta says UFC will bring in over half a billion dollars in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC CEO: Here&#039;s how we made half a billion in revenue last year\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5leKNVSXsqw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The world&#8217;s premiere mixed martial arts promotion has had a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-sets-attendance-record-with-ufc-193-rousey-vs-holm\/\">record year<\/a> in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this video featuring UFC CEO <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-ceo-lorenzo-fertitta-address-fighter-pay-issues-after-unveiling-plans-for-fancy-ufc-headquarters\/\">Lorenzo Fertitta<\/a> talking about how the company will rake in &#8220;about&#8221; $600 million in 2015 alone.<\/p>\n<p>Fertitta talks about fighter pay, which always has been a hot topic amongst <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/myles-jury-breaks-down-the-expenses-of-an-mma-fighter\/\">both fighters<\/a> and fans (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2015\/12\/29\/10682574\/lorenzo-fertitta-ufc-will-pull-in-a-record-600-million-in-2015\" target=\"_blank\">transcribed by MMA Fighting<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;At the end of the day, it&#8217;s an absolute open market,&#8221; Fertitta said. &#8220;There&#8217;s multiple bidders in the marketplace. In fact, our No. 1 competitor is Bellator, which is owned by Viacom, which have considerably more resources than we do even, even though we&#8217;re kind of the leading brand in the space. The fact of the matter is our top athletes are making multi-millions of dollar. What is happening is as the sport grows and compensation goes up as revenue goes up, you&#8217;re starting to see that the guys and the girls at the top are starting to get a larger share of that pie.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Over a half billion dollars you say? Share your thoughts on the UFC&#8217;s success in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s premiere mixed martial arts promotion has had a record year in 2015. Check out this video featuring UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta talking about how the company will rake in &#8220;about&#8221; $600 million in 2015 alone. 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