The Japan Times reports that the Chinese Olympic Team has forged a partnership to use the UFC Shanghai Performance Institute to train its athletes for the 2021 and 2022 Olympics. The $13 million facility which is projected to serve as an outlet to find and train international fighters will be used by non-MMA athletes to […]
PBC on Fox tops out at 1.067M viewers for Lara-Vendetti
PBC on Fox drew 832,000 viewers on Saturday night according to Nielsen Media Research. The event averaged 226,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. PBC on Fox was overshadowed up against NASCAR on NBC Saturday night. In Fast Nationals the event drew 713,000 in the first hour and 826,000 viewers in the second hour. The event […]
Zuffa and White seek to dismiss case in stripper lawsuit
Attorneys for Dana White have filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint filed by Joshua Ramos in relation to his claim that White breached an agreement for his silence as he allegedly had an affair with his girlfriend and mother of his child. Here is background I did on the case back in April. Details […]
UFC on ESPN+33 Prelims draw 564K
The UFC Fight Night Prelims which aired on ESPN Saturday night drew 564,000 viewers overall and 241,000 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which were to air in a 3-hour block from 6-9pm ET was delayed 15 mins due to NBA Playoff basketball but there was no loss since a […]
Lesnar free agency builds speculation, interest from MMA
PWInsider.com first reported that Brock Lesnar is now a free agent which could mean a return to MMA. The former UFC Heavyweight Champion was last in the Octagon at UFC 200 in July 2016 against Mark Hunt. Despite winning, a drug test revealed a banned substance. Lesnar retired from the Octagon soon thereafter and returned […]