Steve Kim of UCN Live reports the Nielsen information that HBO’s Saturday afternoon live showing of Gennady Golovkin defeating Martin Murray drew 862,000 viewers and peaked at 938,000. GGG KO’d Murray in the 12th round after dominating most of the fight. The fight was shown live on HBO and replayed later that night. The event […]
UFC Fight Night 61 draws 1.2M viewers, Prelims 813K
UFC Fight Night 61 airing on FS1 Sunday night drew an average viewership of 1.2 million viewers in initial overnight ratings according to Nielsen. It’s the second straight year that a February Fight Night from Brazil has exceeded expectations. Last February, UFC Fight Night 36 drew 1.4 million viewers on FS1. Last year’s event featured […]
Court will likely decide Zuffa’s-NY motions without oral argument
Zuffa’s lawsuit in which it sued New York for its legislation banning professional MMA in the state is still ongoing and it looks like there could be a conclusion this spring based on the dual summary judgment motions filed by the state and Zuffa. But, it appears that there will be no oral argument to […]
UFC Fight Night 61 Attendance and Bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from UFC Fight Night 61 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The attendance for Sunday night’s event was 5,080 which was a sell out according to the UFC. The promotion indicated that it would like to hold another UFC event in a bigger venue when it returns. No gate was […]
Punk and Cabana sued by WWE doctor
MMA Fighting reports that UFC fighter CM Punk and indy wrestler Colt Cabana are being sued by a WWE doctor for defamation among other claims resulting from Punk’s comments on Cabana’s “Art of Wrestling” podcast last year. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court (IL) by WWE doctor Christopher M. Amann accuses the former […]