Dana White told CNN that this October 24th Khabib Nurmogomedov faces Justin Gaethje for his lightweight title at a yet-to-be determined venue. Nurmogomedov, mourning the death of his father who passed from complications related to COVID-19, will return against the interim title holder. Gaethje defeated Tony Ferguson this past May at UFC 249 to earn […]
Bellator returns to Paramount drawing 277K
Bellator MMA received 277,000 viewers on Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It was the first time that the promotion held an event since the pandemic shutdown this past spring. In the feature bout of the evening from the Mohegan Sun Sergio Pettis defeated Ricky Bandejas in a bantamweight matchup. The 135-minute event drew […]
UFC on ESPN 14 tops cable ratings Saturday
UFC Fight Night (Fight Island 3) this past Saturday was tops on cable as the main card drew 908,000 viewers and scored demo victories in M18-49 and adults 25-54. The Prelims did well too drawing 483,000 viewers. The main card drew 458,000 in the male 18-49 demo and a household rating of 0.60. The prelims […]
Melendez handed 2-year sanction despite taking USADA test after being terminated by UFC
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez was issued a two-year sanction from USADA after an arbitrator ruled that Melendez was under the jurisdiction of the testing organization despite being cut by the UFC 4 days prior. The 37-year-old Melendez argued that USADA no longer retained jurisdiction over him. The arbitrator decided in a July 7th […]
Friday Night Smackdown draws 1.9M viewers
WWE’s Friday Night Smackdown drew 1.9M viewers for both hours on Fox Friday Night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings reflect steady numbers in the A18-49 demo. Friday Night Smackdown drew 1.985M viewers in the first hour and 1.956M viewers in hour 2. It led networks with a 0.5 share in the A18-49 demo […]