MMA Junkie reports the bonuses from UFC Fight Night 46 taking place from Dublin, Ireland. Connor McGregor led the list of fight-night bonuses. As mentioned, McGregor won a Performance bonus for his first round stoppage of Diego Brandao. Gunnar Nelson also won a “Performance of the Night” for his work against Zak Cummings. Fight of […]
Upon signing, Carano gets next shot at Rousey
MMA Junkie reports that Gina Carano, if signed, will be next in line to take on Ronda Rousey in December. Dana White announced this during a media scrum on Friday. The announcement means that Carano will be given a title shot even though she has not fought in five years. White defended his choice of […]
UFC Fight Night 45: 640,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that UFC Fight Night 45 airing on FS1 Wednesday night received an average viewership of 640,000. The Prelims which preceded the main card on FS1 scored an average of 415,000 viewers. The viewership is comparable to the past Wednesday night shows. In January, UFC 35 from Duluth, […]
UFC Fight Night 45 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses for Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 45 from Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was announced at the post-fight press conference that attendance at UFC Fight Night 45 was 4,115. No gate was available at the time. The event took place at the Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. The […]
UFC co-creator to be featured on Forbes’ “SportsMoney” this Friday
Co-creator of the UFC Campbell McLaren will be featured in Friday’s edition of Forbes’ “SportsMoney.” He will be talking about his work with MMA promotions including the UFC and about his new promotion Combate Americas. The MMA promotion which debuted on mun2 earlier this year which features 10 Hispanic fighters from different regions as they […]