Ronda Rousey will host NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on January 23rd according to The Wrap. Rousey will be on the show with Selena Gomez as the night’s musical guest. It goes without saying that Rousey will be the first UFC fighter to host Saturday Night Live. Rousey’s appearance will be her first scheduled public appearance […]
Lawler, Condit top UFC 195 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the salaries for UFC 195 as disclosed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit topped the payroll of $1,723,000. Via MMA Junkie: Robbie Lawler: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Carlos Condit: $315,000 Stipe Miocic: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Andrei Arlovski: $250,000 Albert Tumenov: $40,000 (includes $20,000 […]
“Breakfast with Fedor” on Spike TV draws 141,000 viewers
Last week’s “Breakfast with Fedor” on Spike TV drew an average of 141,000 viewers from 10:00am ET-12:48pm ET on Thursday, December 31st. The event featured MMA fights from the Rizin promotion held in Japan. UPDATED: Per Nielsen source, peak viewership at 271,000. The event featured Fedor Emelianenko’s return to MMA where he soundly defeated Singh […]
Holly Holm signs new deal with UFC
ESPN reports that Holly Holm has signed a multiyear contract extension with the UFC per Holm’s manager Lenny Fresquez. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. Holm was in attendance Saturday night at UFC 195 and inked the deal on Saturday. Per ESPN, it is not uncommon for the UFC to sign a newly crowned […]
Report: betting ban on UFC 193 over corruption concerns
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that there was a betting ban for UFC 193 this past November due to “integrity issues.” While there was nothing specific as to why no bets were taken on the event which featured Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey, it appears that the province was concerned with unspecified irregularities. The gambling […]