Glory Kickboxing 23 on Friday night drew 295,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. Although it represents an almost 50% increase from June’s Glory 22, it still is low compared to previous events. The event aired on Spike TV from 11:00pm to 1:04am on Friday night. Glory Ratings on Spike Glory 11 381,000 Glory 12 476,000 […]
Teamsters and UNITE HERE seek to help fighters organize
Late last week, Teamsters Local 986 and UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union Local 226 announced it would be working to organize UFC fighters. In rebuttal to this opposition, the UFC provided a letter to its contracted fighters recognizing these efforts and advising them that there is an ulterior motive by the unions to use the fighters […]
UFC Fight Night 73 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 73 from Nashville, Tennessee. Glover Teixeira, Ovince Saint Preux, Marlon Vera and Amanda Nunes drew the $50,000 fight-night bonuses. Teixeira and OSP drew the Fight of the Night while Vera and Nunes earned the Performances of the Night. UFC Fight Night […]
Reebok rep attempts to explain itself amidst criticism
The MMA Hour recently interviewed Reebok’s Michael Lunardelli regarding its partnership with the UFC as its official clothing sponsor. While Reebok touts the relationship, it addressed some of the controversy arising out of the sponsor deal. Notable in the interview with Ariel Helwani was Reebok’s response to the criticism that there were misspellings for some […]
The UFC is willing to help fighters with substance abuse issues
With the new USADA-UFC program in effect, MMA Junkie reports that despite no substance abuse program, the UFC promises help for those that need it. Although the USADA-UFC program will test for recreational drugs, it does not provide assistance for those that may need assistance for a substance-abuse problem. Major sports leagues have some policy […]