Sport TV Ratings reports that Friday’s Bellator MMA event on Spike TV drew an average viewership of 722,000. The event airing from 9:00pm ET to 11:51pm ET featured a title change with Andrey Koreshkov defeating Douglas Lima for the welterweight championship. Bellator 132 – 767,000 Bellator 133 – 565,000 Bellator 134 – 872,000 Bellator 135 […]
Aldo set to defy USADA IV rules
MMA Fighting reports that Jose Aldo may ignore new USADA protocol and continue to use IVs to rehydrate after cutting weight. In October, under the new UFC-USADA program, fighters will no longer be able to utilize intravenous fluids to rehydrate after weigh-ins. The use of IVs occur after fighters dramatically cut weight to make the contracted […]
Fedor looking to return to MMA
This past week it was reported that Fedor Emelianenko is considering a return to MMA with many speculating UFC and Bellator as the most interested suitors. The question many want to know is whether he’s worth it. It has been almost 4 years since Fedor’s last significant MMA fight as you might recall Dan Henderson […]
UFC Fight Night 72 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from this morning’s UFC Fight Night 72 from Glasgow, Scotland. The bonuses went to Joanna Calderwood, Cortney Casey, Joseph Duffy and Stevie Ray. Calderwood and Casey earned Fight of the Night and Duffy and Ray drew Performance Bonuses. Each received the $50K bonuses. Attendance at the SSE […]
UFC looking at stadium show for Aldo-McGregor?
Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the UFC is looking into having its big end of the year show at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas due to a scheduling conflict with a concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The intended main event for UFC 194 will be the long-awaited fight between Conor McGregor and Jose […]