MMA Payout has learned through a Nielsen source that Saturday night’s TUF 3 Brazil Finale drew an average viewership of 609,000 viewers. It is down slightly from the last UFC live event on FS1. TUF 3 featured Stipe Miocic taking on Fabio Maldonado in the main event. Junior dos Santos was to face Miocic but […]
Couture, Shamrock star in new reality show on Spike TV
Randy Couture and Frank Shamrock will be hosting “Gym Rescue,” a 3 episode series which will focus on the two using their knowledge of the MMA industry to help struggling gyms. The show begins Sunday, August 10 at 9:00pm ET/PT according to a Spike TV release. Via Spike TV: MMA legends Randy Couture and Frank […]
Sponsors missing from Berlin mat
MMA Junkie reports on the logistical error made at UFC Fight Night 41 with the Octagon canvas. It lacked the usual sponsors due to a shipping error which sent the planned mat to Brazil. According to the Junkie article, there was enough time to make adjustments to the canvas in Brazil but not enough for […]
TUF Brazil 3 Finale attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports on the attendance and bonuses from the UFC’s second event on Saturday, the TUF Brazil 3 Finale from San Paulo, Brazil. Stipe Miocic led the way with the bonuses of $50,000 each. The attendance and bonuses were announced at the post-fight press conference. The bonuses were as follows: Fight of the Night: […]
UFC Fight Night 41 attendance and bonus
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and performance bonuses from the first event held Saturday, UFC Fight Night 41 from Berlin, Germany. No Fight of the Night bonus was awarded although 4 performance bonuses were handed out at $50K each. Gegard Mousasi, C.B. Dolloway, Niklas Backstrom and Magnus Cedenblad were the recipients as announced by UFC […]