UFC Fight Night 96 drew 657,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. It’s the lowest-rated Fight Night since May’s UFC Fight Night 87. The event started an hour later than most, 11pm ET, due to college football and ran until 1:26 am ET. The main event featured John Lineker and John […]
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UFC Fight Night 96 Reebok Payouts
MMA Junkie reports the Reebok payouts from this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 96. John Lineker (12th fight): $10,000 def. John Dodson (10th fight): $5,000 Alex Oliveira (7th fight): $5,000 def. Will Brooks (2nd fight): $2,500 Zak Ottow (1st fight): $2,500 def. Josh Burkman (16th fight): $15,000 Brandon Moreno (1st fight): $2,500 def. Louis Smolka (7th fight): $5,000 Luis Henrique da Silva (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Joachim Christensen (1st fight): […]
UFC Fight Night 96 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Fighting reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from UFC Fight Night 96 in Portland, Oregon. The event at the Moda Center, home to the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers drew 6,240 for a gate of $501,035. The bonuses went to Nate Marquardt, Brandon Moreno, Henrique da Silva and Curtis Blaydes. No Fight of the Night bonus […]
UFC’s Senior VP and GM for Brazil resigns
MMA Junkie reports that the UFC’s senior vice president and general manager of Brazil, Giovani Decker, has resigned from the company. An official announcement from the UFC will be made shortly. Prior to his stint with the UFC, he was the president of ASICS Brazil. Decker’s last newsworthy decision with the UFC was the announcement […]