UFC 202 is trending to be one of the top PPV buys in the history of the company as Dave Meltzer is reporting that the estimated buys are ranging from 1.2 million to 1.5 million buys. UFC 202 featured the Conor-Nate II with McGregor taking the majority decision in an epic 5-round battle. The estimated […]
Archives for August 2016
PBC on NBC Sunday draws massive ratings
In case you missed it, PBC on NBC Sunday afternoon drew a huge rating for the Errol Spence, Jr.-Leonard Bundu fight. The event drew an overall average viewership of 4.8 million viewers and a peak of 6.34 million making it the highest-rated PBC fight since its inception. As noted by ESPN’s Dan Rafael, the fight […]
Sullivan given provisional suspension by USADA
A month after being pulled from his fight at UFC on Fox 20 for disclosing information to USADA, George Sullivan has been handed a provisional suspension by USADA for a potential violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The UFC issued a statement on Sullivan. A portion of which reads: “UFC was made aware today by […]
Rory MacDonald signs with Bellator
Former UFC middleweight Rory MacDonald has signed with Bellator according to FloCombat. MacDonald’s last fight in the UFC was a June Fight Night loss to Stephen Thompson. Regardless of the outcome of the last fight on his contract, MacDonald wanted to test the free agency market per multiple reports. According to MMA Fighting, the UFC […]
USADA investing post-fight Nate Diaz vaping
USADA is investigating Nate Diaz after he was using a vape pen after his fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 202. During his post-fight press conference he admitted to smoking CBD or cannibidiol oil. Diaz, who was vaping while on the dais, stated that it helps with the recovery process. As noted by MMA Fighting […]