Jason Cruz

UFC 169 attendance, bonuses and gate

February 2, 2014 by Jason Cruz 4 Comments

MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from Saturday’s UFC 169 from Newark, New Jersey. Jamie Varner and Abel Trujillo ended up as the big winners as the sole bonus winners. UFC 169 drew 14,308 for a gate of $1.651 million. Attendance and gate were announced at the post-fight press conference Jamie Varner and […]

UFC at Super Bowl media day

February 1, 2014 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

The UFC made a stop at NFL media day earlier this week. As previously reported, the NFL muted the UFC’s efforts to get players to wear the UFC belt on any of the podiums. However, it did not stop the UFC from getting in some promo time. UFC Featherweight challenger Ricardo Lamas did well for […]

The Wrestling Post – CM Punk…MMA Fighter?

February 1, 2014 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. This week we take a look at one of the WWE’s stars leaving the company at a time that the stock’s price is at an all-time high. CM Punk leaves WWE Big news in the WWE as one of its top stars, CM Punk, has left the […]

TUF Nations Episode 3 scores 107K

January 31, 2014 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

The third episode of The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia on FS1 scored a record low of a 107,000 viewer average on Fox Sports 2. The overnight ratings reflect the network change due to college basketball on FS1. Episode 1: 371,000 viewers Episode 2: 253,000 viewers Episode 3: 107,000 viewers (H/t: The MMA Report) […]

MMA lobbies in Albany…again

January 30, 2014 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

In a story that seems to repeat itself, MMA advocates were in Albany Tuesday starting its annual bid to legalize mixed martial arts in New York State according to the USA Today. MMA supporters were in Albany to stress that the sport has “evolved” and state regulation would “ensure safety precautions” would be followed. Aside […]