On Friday night in Mexico, Perro Aguayo, Jr. passed away during an event in Tijuana, Mexico. The tragic death is a grim reminder of the safety issues associated with combat sports. For those that do not know, the Wrestling Observer reports that wrestler Perro Aguayo, Jr. died, apparently in the ring, in a match Aguayo, […]
UFC Fight Night 62 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 62 from Brazil. There was no Fight of the Night bonus as four fighters were awarded Performance of the Night honors. The following received $50,000 bonuses. Gilbert Burns, Godofredo Pepey, Kevin Souza and Fredy Serrano all earned the awards on a night where there […]
Zuffa receives support from NYSAC
Zuffa received another show of support for a law legalizing MMA in the state of New York with the New York State Association of Counties expressed its support for the bill this week according to the Auburn Citizen. According to its web site, the NYSAC’s mission is to “represent, educate and advocate for New York […]
UFC announces Rousey to defend title in Brazil
The UFC announced that Ronda Rousey will face Bethe Corriea on August 1st in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the HSBC Arena. Rousey’s next fight, which should headline UFC 190, will be the first outside North America for the bantamweight champion. The HSBC Arena has been the venue for UFC 142 (Aldo-Mendes, $2.8M gate, 10,605 […]
UFC 185 Prelims over 1 million viewer average
The UFC 185 Prelims on FX drew an average viewership of slightly over 1 million viewers with 1,003,000. The event which featured Ross Pearson versus Sam Stout peaked at 1,147,000 total viewers in the 9:30pm-9:45pm ET quarter hour. It’s the fourth straight UFC Prelims which drew over 1 million viewers. The 185 Prelims were up […]