Morning Report: Lorenzo Fertitta justifies Conor McGregor"s salary by dubbing him a PPV needle-mover, reinforces comparisons to Brock Lesnar and Georges St-Pierre

Conor McGregor turned heads with his first round stoppage of Dustin Poirier at UFC 178, but it was his $150,000 disclosed salary that made some of his colleagues do a double take.

Quite a few fighters wondered aloud why a relative newcomer was earning a higher purse than established, 15 UFC-fight veteran Donald Cerrone. Cerrone, who served as the co-main event at UFC 178, earned a base salary of $63,000 with an additional $63,000 win bonus for a total of $126,000. With show and win money slotted at $75,000, McGregor earned an additional performance bonus of $50,000 giving him a $200,000 payday.

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Morning Report: Lorenzo Fertitta justifies Conor McGregor"s salary by dubbing him a PPV needle-mover, reinforces comparisons to Brock Lesnar and Georges St-Pierre

Morning Report: Dana White opinions on Ray Rice and Thiago Silva, Ronda Rousey speaks out against domestic violence

In the aftermath of footage surfacing of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice attacking his fiance, UFC president Dana White was asked for his view how National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell has managed the situation.

“Itis a difficult one,” White said Wednesday night on FOX Sports Live. “First of all the video is horrifying. Utterly horrifying. You are referring to a man who is been in the fight company since he was 19 years old. It’s the most upsetting thing you’ll ever see. The matter that is equally as awful as the clout is the fact that he shows no remorse after he does it. You know, if you did something in rage and also you go, ‘Oh my god. What did I do?’ There is none of that with this particular man. I do not understand all the ins and outs of what Roger Goodell did or understood or how it was managed but it is undoubtedly awful. I am able to let you know this: I would not need to be Roger Goodell.”

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Morning Report: Dana White opinions on Ray Rice and Thiago Silva, Ronda Rousey speaks out against domestic violence

UFC acknowledge Fight Pass streaming issues during Invicta 8, pledge "make up" for subscribers

The announcement of Invicta FC’s move to the broadcast streaming service of UFC’s Fight Pass was largely heralded as a positive development for the all-pro women’s MMA league. And for much of the organization’s debut on Fight Pass on Saturday night during Invicta FC 8, it was a rousing success.

Then came the third round of the main event between champion Michelle Waterson and challenger Yasuko Tamada.

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UFC acknowledge Fight Pass streaming issues during Invicta 8, pledge "make up" for subscribers