Coming off of a First Round TKO Saturday, Matt Mitrione was feeling good as he returned to The MMA Hour for his “Mitrione Minute.” However, his “jokes” and then commentary on transgender fighter Fallon Fox got him suspended by the UFC. The UFC suspended Mitrione from his UFC contract based upon a violation of the […]
RYU bows out of UFC sponsorship
RYU formally announced that it is no longer a sponsor of the UFC. In its recent Form 10K (page 5) filed this April, it stated that it no longer will cater to the MMA Marketplace. Despite an initial positive outlook for the company, it failed to find an adequate financial return on its investment in […]
UFC on Fuel TV 9 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for this Saturday’s UFC on Fuel TV 9. Bonuses were $60,000 instead of the UFC standard $50,000. Attendance at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden were 14,506 for a live gate of $2,710,530. The first show in Sweden which featured Alexander Gustafsson was higher attended at […]
Bellator MMA Live 95: 901,000 viewers
Bellator MMA Live 95 received a viewer average of 901,000 viewers for a 0.4 rating according to Television By the Numbers. It tied for the the second-highest rating of the season. Bellator 85: 938,000 viewers Bellator 86: 812,000 viewers Bellator 87: 705,000 viewers Bellator 88: 807,000 viewers Bellator 89: 719,000 viewers Bellator 90: 737,000 viewers […]