TUF 22 episode 6 airing Wednesday night on FS1 drew 585,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. After a week hiatus, it’s a 15% increase from episode 5. In the fight of the episode, Baghdad beat Erosa. We also saw friction between the teams and T.J. Dillashaw made a visit to the show. Payout Perspective: The […]
Archives for October 2015
Reebok removes Ireland UFC t-shirt due to huge mistake
Reebok made a major faux pas when it rolled out its t-shirts for UFC Fight Night 76 in Dublin, Ireland. A UFC shirt which depicted the country did not include Northern Ireland. MMA Fighting reports Reebok has removed the t-shirt due to fan outrage. Reebok has sent out its own apologies. For ease of reference, […]
GGG PPV draws 150K estimated PPV buys
Early estimates of the Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux PPV this past Saturday drew approximately 150,000 buys. Sports Illustrated boxing writer Chris Mannix stated that the 150,000 estimated was “in the ballpark” of the estimated buys. Fight Hype (@fighthype) reports #GolovkinLemieux generated 150K buys. I'm told final numbers aren't in, but that's in the ballpark. — Chris […]
WSOF 24: 167,000
The World Series of Fighting drew 167,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network Saturday night per a Nielsen source. The event is a 10% decrease from WSOF 23. The event on Saturday saw Jon Fitch defeat Yushin Okami via unanimous decision. In the co-main event WSOF Heavyweight Champion Blagoy Ivanov defeated Derrick Mehmen. Saturday night was […]
Weidman signs deal with Reebok, gets own shoe
UFC Light Heavyweight champion Chris Weidman has signed an individual sponsorship deal with Reebok and as a part of the deal he will get his own custom shoe. Weidman was on The MMA Hour on Monday where he made the announcement and was presented with his own signature shoe by Reebok’s senior director of combat training […]