The UFC announced the start of the Octagon Nation tour set to tour the U.S. this summer. The tour will travel via an 18 wheel truck and visit many of the summer festivals as well as many of the major U.S. cities. Via UFC press release: Utilizing a new, fully-customized 18-wheeler truck and two Octagon-sized […]
TUF 13 Episode 9: 1 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that this week’s TUF reached an tied this season’s low in ratings with 1 million viewers. Episode 9 scored an overall household rating of 0.9, as well as 1.0 among men 18-49 and a 0.9 among men 18-34. Episode 9 ties for the lowest ratings of the season as Episode 7 also had a lowly 1 million […]
Pascal vs. Hopkins score 1.8 million viewers on HBO
Dan Rafael via twitter reports that Saturday night’s HBO fight between Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins received 1.8 million viewers making it the most watched HBO fight since 2009. Payout Perspective: Very good ratings for this fight. Of course, there was bad blood between the two and BHop, despite his fighting style, can sell fights. […]
Affliction opens up largest store in Seal Beach
MMA lifestyle apparel brand Affliction Clothing is set to open a 5,000 square foot retail location at its world headquarters in Seal Beach, California. According to a press release, the SoCal location is holding a grand opening June 4th. This will be the 10th Affliction Clothing store. Via Affliction’s press release: Consistent with Affliction’s attention to […]
NY senate passes bill to legalize MMA
On Monday, legislators in the New York state senate passed a bill (42-18) which would legalize MMA in New York. The bill must get through a final Assembly floor vote for the proposed legislation to become law according to a UFC press release. The release provided by the UFC’s public affairs firm stressed the economic […]