Bellator MMA Live drew 725,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. 160 represents a slight increase (approximately 8%) from Bellator 159 last month. The event featured Benson Henderson as he took on Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. Henderson won via TKO due to a broken leg sustained by Pitbull. Henderson will take on […]
Archives for August 2016
UFC on Fox 21 draws 2.22M viewers
Television By Numbers reports UFC on Fox 21 drew 2.22 million viewers last night on Fox. The event is down from July’s Fox event as it went up against NFL Preseason on CBS. The event featured Demian Maia taking on Carlos Condit in the main event. Maia submitted Condit in the first round. There was […]
UFC on Fox 21 attendance, gate and bonuses
Hunter pulled from UFC on Fox fight due to potential USADA violation
For the second straight UFC on Fox show in a row, a UFC fighter has been pulled from a scheduled fight. This time USADA has flagged Adam Hunter due to a potential UFC Anti-Doping violation due to an out-of-competition sample on August 11, 2016. This time USADA has flagged Adam Hunter due to a potential […]
Boxing and MMA come together this weekend
The LA Times did a feature in anticipation of this weekend’s MMA/Boxing doubleheader in Southern California this weekend. With Bellator having a show at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday and PBC doing an event on Saturday, the story outlines the differences. Friday night’s card features former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson while Saturday features […]