It appears that there will finally be a vote in the New York State Assembly on a bill to legalize mixed martial arts in the state of New York on Tuesday. The legislative session in Albany has extended its session and the MMA bill should be addressed before the legislators close out 2015. According to […]
USADA posts UFC policy online
In an effort to provide transparency for its new anti-doping policy, the UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) have made its year-round Anti-Doping Policy available online. The policy will go into effect on July 1, 2015. The online policy is broken down into 4 sections: UFC Anti-Doping Policy, UFC TUE Policy, UFC Whereabouts […]
PBC on NBC draws 1.86 overnight rating, 2.38M viewers
Sports TV ratings reports that last night’s PBC on NBC event Saturday night drew an overnight rating of 1.86. Per Television By Numbers, it drew 2.38M viewers and a 3 share. It is a 4% decrease from April’s prime time event on NBC and 26% down from the debut in March. The show increased every half […]
UFC Fight Night 69 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses for Saturday’s UFC Fight Pass only event from Berlin, Germany. Joanna Jedrzejcyzk and Jessica Penne earned Fight of the Night honors while Mairbek Taisumov and Arnold Allen drew Performance of the Night bonuses. Each earned $50,000. UFC Fight Night 69 drew 8,155 fans from the O2 World Arena […]
White downplays fighter concerns about Reebok deal
In a recent Periscope chat, UFC head Dana White downplayed the outcry from fighters about the Reebok deal. White indicated that the fighters are “freaked out” about the change. White answered a variety of questions including stating that he estimated that UFC 189 should do over 1 million PPV buys. He also stated that they […]