The Wrestling Observer (subscription required) reports that UFC Fight Night 35 held Wednesday night on FS1 scored 629,000 viewers. After the live event, The Ultimate Fighter Nations received an average viewership of 371,000 viewers. UFC Fight Night from 7-10pm ET which featured Luke Rockhold KO Costa Philippou was the first Fight Night in the U.S. […]
UFC Fight Night 35 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 35 from the Gwinett Center in Duluth, Georgia. Headliner Luke Rockhold heads the list of bonus winners for the event. Bonuses were the standard $50,000 per fighter and were as followers: Fight of the Night: Yoel Romero-Derek Brunson KO of the Night: […]
GSP speaks out about UFC drug testing
Bloody Elbow reports comments made about UFC’s drug testing policy by former UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre during a recent run-in with the media. GSP expressed disappointment with the company and stated that the UFC was a “monopoly”. MMA Fighting has the comments from GSP (via BE): “This is a relatively new sport. There’s […]
How does Court ruling on “Net Neutrality” relate to the WWE Network and UFC Fight Pass?
A District of Columbia Circuit Court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could not prohibit internet providers from blocking or discriminating against traffic to lawful websites. The ruling which impacts “Open Internet” (aka net neutrality) may mean issues for the UFC Fight Pass and WWE Network in the future. In Verizon v. Federal Communications […]
List of “50 Greatest Athletes of All Time” includes Gracie
MMA Junkie reports that Royce Gracie has made Beckett Media’s list of “50 Greatest Athletes of All Time.” The UFC Hall of Famer is considered one of the more influential figures in MMA. Former NBA star Michael Jordan topped the list with Muhammad Ali coming in second and Jackie Robinson, Wayne Gretzky and Jim Thorpe […]