Leslie Smith is threatening legal action against the UFC after the end of her contract with the company. But does she have legal standing to sue? Smith’s last fight on her contract was to be against Aspen Ladd this past Saturday in Atlantic City. However, Ladd missed weight and Smith, well within her rights, refused […]
Archives for April 2018
Broner-Vargas on Showtime draws 782,000 viewers
The Adrien Broner-Jessie Vargas fight on Showtime Saturday night drew 782,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The fight peaked with 891,000 viewers. Broner’s last fight on Showtime against Mikey Garcia in August 2017 drew 881,000 viewers. Earlier last year, his fight against Adrian Granados drew 779,000 viewers. The other two fights on the […]
UFC Fight Night 128 draws 956,000 viewers, prelims 284,000
UFC Fight Night Atlantic City drew 956,000 viewers on Saturday night on FS1 according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims, which preceded the main card on FS1 drew 561,000 viewers. The main card featured Kevin Lee’s win over Edson Barboza after doctor stoppage. The event drew 537,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo for a […]
Compounding pharmacies cause of 3 UFC fighters’ failed USADA tests
Junior dos Santos, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Marcos Rogerio de Lima have accepted six-month USADA suspensions after their supplements were traced back to compounding pharmacies that allegedly sold tainted supplements. Compounding pharmacies prepare their medications onsite according to specifications contained in a written prescription instead of receiving their drug inventories like retail pharmacies and drugstores. […]
UFC Fight Night 128 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC officials announced the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 128 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City Saturday night The event drew 9,541 for a gate of $923,720. The bonuses went to David Branch and Siyar Bahadurzada for their finishes and the Fight of the Night went to Merab Dvalishvili and Ricky Simon. In what […]