The Fight Business Podcast: UFC 269 PPV Buys, Nunes & Poirier Loss, PFL Challenger Series

Welcome back to the Fight Business Podcast, Patrick Auger's weekly show dedicated to the business side of mixed martial arts. This week Auger gives his estimate on UFC 269 pay-per-view buys, explores if Amanda Nunes and Dustin Poirier losing is a bad thing for business. Also touched on is a look into PFL Challengers series with its celeb judges like Mike Tyson plus its deal with Fubo Streaming service, UFC making a deal with French broadcaster Canal+, who will broadcast the UFC to 25 French-speaking countries and finally how the UFC is no longer paying for COVID testing for its fighters.

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Episode Overview
(03:21) UFC 269 PPV Buys estimate
(08:53) Is Amanda Nunes and Dustin Poirier losing bad for business?
(19:43) Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes
(32:47) PFL Challengers series, celeb judges like Mike Tyson, deal with Fubo Streaming service
(40:29) UFC makes deal with French broadcaster, Canal+
(51:29) UFC is no longer supplying COVID testing kits for its fighters
(01:01:27) Outro