MMA Junkie reports that the TUF 17 Finale drew a live attendance of 5,549 for a live gate of $569,000. The event was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The main event had Urijah Faber defeating Scott Jorgenson. But the Fight of the Night went to Cat Zingano and Miesha Tate […]
Zingano-Rousey to coach TUF 18 on FS1 in September
With Cat Zingano defeating Miesha Tate Saturday night, Dana White announced that the next season of TUF will premiere on Fox Sports 1 during the TUF Finale on FX. A press release later that night confirmed the move and that it would premiere Wednesday, September 4th featuring Zingano and Ronda Rousey as the coaches. Fox […]
Bellator files Reply Brief in Motion to Dismiss Alvarez’s claims
Bellator has filed its Reply Brief in support of its Motion to Dismiss Eddie Alvarez’s counterclaims. Bellator’s motion should be decided sometime this month. Bellator’s counsel has requested an oral argument although its not known at this point whether the Court will grant this request. The Reply Brief attacks Alvarez’s position in bringing its two […]
Bellator MMA Live First Season a Success
Bellator’s inaugural season on Spike TV scored an average of 861,000 viewers according to a recent press release. Despite some issues during the season, it was an overall success. Via Bellator press release: Spike TV’s debut season of Bellator MMA was a ratings success for the network, delivering an average of 861,000 viewers, culminating with […]