On Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 58 broadcast, Jon Anik announced that the UFC had re-signed Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. The news comes with controversy as Bellator President Scott Coker stated that Jackson is under exclusive contract with the Viacom-owned company. The signing of Jackson will likely be the start of a legal battle between the […]
Machida tops list of performance bonus winners for UFC Fight Night 58
The bonuses for UFC Fight Night 58 included Lyoto Machida, Renan Barao, Vitor Miranda and Erick Silva. There were no Fight of the Night bonuses given. The bonuses were announced post-event. Each received the standard $50,000. Machida earned his bonus with his main event win over C.B. Dolloway. Machida stopped Dolloway with a liver kick […]
UFC to TSN in Canada?
MMA Fighting’s Dave Meltzer reports that TSN appears to have retained UFC programming in Canada. The inference of the deal was made as January network scheduling for TSN came out including UFC programming. For those not in Canada, TSN is the U.S. version of ESPN down to similar logos. TSN is owned by Bell Media with […]
Ortiz declined to participate in Zuffa lawsuit
MMA Junkie reports that Tito Ortiz was asked, but declined to participate in the current UFC lawsuit filed by three fighters alleging violations of antitrust law. Ortiz’s attorney, George Prajin, informed Junkie that the current Bellator fighter would not participate in the lawsuit which seeks class action status. According to the Junkie article, Prajin and […]
UFC on Fox 13 ratings adjusted to 2.8M, peak at 3.8M
UFC on Fox 13 this past Saturday peaked with 3.8 million viewers during the Junior dos Santos-Stipe Miocic fight. The overall rating for the 2 and a half hour show, which was adjusted from the overnight rating, was 2.8 million viewers. It was first in network programming in key demos including men 18-34 (1.2M), men […]