MMA Payout has learned that Bellator 125’s adjusted viewership rating for this past Friday’s event drew the initial rating up 54,000 to a Live plus 3 rating of 796,000 viewers. The peak rating went up as well to 1.25M viewers. Payout Perspective: Through three events of Season 11, we see that the average viewership has […]
Jones states he lost Nike sponsorship due to Cormier brawl
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones stated that he lost his sponsorship with Nike due to his August 4th brawl with Daniel Cormier. Jones revealed this information during Tuesday’s Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing. Jones expressed remorse for his role in the fight and indicated he lost his Nike sponsorship as a result of the […]
Silva issued 70K fine, indefinite suspension from NAC
In a busy session of the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s monthly meeting, it issued a $70,000 fine and an indefinite suspension to Wanderlei Silva. The ruling comes just days after Silva announced his retirement. The ruling was based on Silva eluding a drug test in preparation for his UFC 175 match-up with Chael Sonnen. The […]
WSOF announces “Game Changer” in MMA PPV model
Weidman out, Hendricks-Lawler II for UFC 181
The UFC announced this afternoon that Chris Weidman is out of his main event fight with Vitor Belfort at UFC 182 on December 6th. In its place, the UFC has inserted Johny Hendricks-Robbie Lawler as the main event for the PPV. Weidman has a hairline fracture. It will be casted 4 weeks, cleared in 6. […]