MMA Junkie reports that the UFC has issued an apology for the removal of a judge at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 48 in Macau. The statement apologized to judge Howard Hughes “for calling his professional judgment into question.” White removed Hughes after the first two fights on Saturday’s card after he believed that Hughes was […]
UFC Fight Night 49: 689,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 49 on FS1 received an average live viewership of 689,000 viewers. The rating is down slightly from UFC Fight Night 47 which drew 735,000. In the main event on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 49, Rafael dos Anjos scored the upset with […]
White replaces judge at UFC Fight Night 48
UFC president Dana White relieved a fight judge of his duties at UFC Fight Night 48 this past Saturday. Not satisfied with the judge’s scores, White replaced him for the rest of the night. As this was a self-regulated event, the UFC apparently had the authority to do this since Macau does not have a […]
Latest round of court filings in Zuffa-New York lawsuit
Late last week Zuffa and the State of New York have filed its opposition to each party’s motions for summary judgment. The responsive briefing is the continued litigation in the UFC’s quest to legalize professional MMA in the state. As you may recall, both parties filed Motions for Summary Judgment. New York filed a Motion […]
UFC Fight Night 49 numbers
MMA Junkie reports that UFC Fight Night 49 in Tulsa, Oklahoma drew 7,119 and a live gate of $452,075. The figures were announced at the post-event press conference. In addition, Rafael dos Anjos heads the list of bonus winners for UFC Fight Night 49 on Saturday night from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dos Anjos scored the bonus […]