The UFC made its promotional debut in Perth for UFC 221 and fans were happy to see the fighters in action. It drew 12,437 fans for a live gate of $3.6 million Australian dollars. The US equivalent is $2,810,520 for the gate for a Sunday afternoon in Perth. According to UFC exec David Shaw it […]
Archives for February 2018
UFC 221 weigh ins: Romero misses weight, Rockhold agrees to fight
Yoel Romero missed weight during the UFC 221 weigh-ins and the main event for an already thin PPV card was put in jeopardy as Luke Rockhold considered not fighting Romero tomorrow in Perth, Australia. Romero weighed in at 188 pounds and was not able to cut down to the limit of 185 pounds within the […]
UFC raises its PPV prices $5
Hunt allowed to include removal from UFC Fight Night 121 in his lawsuit against UFC
The court in the Mark Hunt-UFC/Dana White/Brock Lesnar lawsuit has granted Hunt the opportunity to Supplement his lawsuit to include facts about his removal from UFC Fight Night 121. Order on Supplemental Complaint by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd In finding for Hunt, the court stated that Defendants’ argument in precluding the filing a supplemental complaint […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 741,000 viewers Saturday night
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 741,000 viewers according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). The event drew 0.21 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The event featured Zurdo Ramirez as he defeated Habib Ahmed in the 6th round to successfully defend his World Boxing Organization super middleweight title. In addition, Jerwin Ancajas, dubbed as […]