World Series of Fighting unveiled a new logo on Monday as well as the opening of a Manhattan-based corporate office set to open in January. The opening of the New York office hedges on the belief that a bill to legalize MMA will finally be passed in Albany and the governor would sign it into […]
UFC 194 Prelims draw all-time FS1 high of 1.9M viewers
UFC 194 Prelims on FS1 scored an all-time high on the network for PPV prelims with 1,931,000 viewers. The prelims preceded the UFC 194 PPV. The final fight on the prelims featured Urijah Faber taking on Frankie Saenz in a very good matchup. The average for 2015 PPV Prelims was 1,069,000 with 7 of the […]
Northcutt tops UFC Fight Night 80 payouts
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from Thursday’s UFC Fight Night 80 from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Sage Northcutt led the fight roster making a total of $80,000. The Nevada State Athletic Commission disclosed the paydays to Junkie as follows. Rose Namajunas: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Paige VanZant: $40,000 […]
UPDATED TUF 22 Finale draws 883,000; Prelims 809,000
The TUF 22 Finale Friday night on FS1 drew an average viewership of 883,000 viewers via Sports TV Ratings. The prelims which preceded the main card drew an average viewership of 809,000 viewers. UPDATED: via Nielsen the FS1 UFC 194 Weigh-Ins drew 149,000 in the A18-49 category more than doubled last December’s event (145,000 and […]
Conor, Aldo top UFC 194 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the salaries for UFC 194. Conor McGregor headed the list of fighters on the payroll disclosed at over $2.5 million. The paydays were obtained by Junkie from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Conor McGregor: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Jose Aldo: $400,000 Luke Rockhold: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus) def. Chris Weidman: […]