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UFC owners spend how much on their corporate jets?

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Dana White got $115 million, and Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta each took $547 million.

1. Bloody Elbow's The Level Change Podcast centers this episode on UFC UFC Vegas 83 and a pile of MMA business headlines. 2. Steffi Haynes hosts with Victor Rodriguez, who is described as a co-host and who brings opinions on fights, money, and regulations. 3. The episode asks what California, the UFC antitrust case, and UFC Vegas 83 reveal about the sport's business side. 4. The first headline is California's athletic commission meeting, where Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and Power Slap are both on the docket. 5. Steffi ties that meeting to Gavin Newsom, Andy Foster, and UFC 298 at the Honda Center in Anaheim. 6. Victor argues that California's commission decisions matter because they shape whether UFC and TKO can bring Power Slap into the state. 7. The next major topic is the Guy Davis forensic accounting report in the UFC antitrust case. 8. Steffi says the report is 73 pages long and that its first 12 pages are credentials for Guy Davis, who has 28 years of forensic accounting experience. 9. The report says Affliction appears as an acquisition by the UFC, alongside WEC, WFA, Pride, and Strikeforce. 10. Victor and Steffi also discuss WFA's King of the Streets card at the Forum, where Matt Lindland was paid $70,000 and several former Pride-era names appeared. 11. One of the most striking details is the report's claim that the UFC owners used loans to pay themselves bonuses and distributions. 12. Steffi cites Dana White at $115 million and Lorenzo Fertitta and Frank Fertitta at $547 million each. 13. Victor compares those payouts with the claim that fighters collectively made just under $250 million while owners and shareholders made almost $1 billion. 14. The episode also says the UFC spent $9 million a year on five corporate jets. 15. Victor says that number looks wasteful because he believes proper official use should cost closer to $1 million to $1.5 million a year. 16. The hosts then turn to a comment-thread debate about Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall, and Stipe Miocic. 17. Steffi and Victor talk in a loose, conversational style that moves between legal documents, commission politics, and fight-card previewing. 18. The energy shifts from detailed accounting breakdowns to joking banter, including comments about cooking, strip clubs, and open-thread arguments. 19. Anyone who follows MMA labor issues, UFC ownership, or California regulation would likely care about this episode. 20. Listeners looking only for a straight UFC Vegas 83 fight preview may want a shorter recap.

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