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. […]
Bellator 125: 742,00 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Bellator drew 742,000 viewers. It also received the highest rating of the season in the coveted males 18-34 demo. The highest quarter hour was the during the 10:45-11:00pm slot which drew 937,000 viewers. Payout Perspective: The main event which saw Melvin Manhoef KO Doug Marshall in […]