The UFC has refuted an LA Times report that UFC 225 scored just less than 150,000 PPV buys. UFC attorney Hunter Campbell told the LA Times that the number was a “material misrepresentation” of the actual buys and short by “something in excess of six figures” although he did not provide an actual figure. UFC […]
TUF 27 Episode 9 draws 290,000 viewers on FS1
The Ultimate Fighter 27 episode 9 drew 290,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It is the highest-rated episode in live plus same day for this season. The fight of the telecast featured Mike Trizano taking on John Gunther in a fight between two teammates on the show. Trizano defeated Gunther […]
Canelo-GGG set for rematch September 15th
Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin are set for their rematch September 15th in Las Vegas according to the LA Times. The deal was made shortly after a self-imposed deadline made by Alvarez’s camp. GGG did not obtain a 50-50 split as he originally requested. But, he likely did better than the 42.5% of the fight […]
Light heavyweight accepts one-year USADA sanction
Michal Oleksiejczuk has accepted a one-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy per a USADA release on Tuesday. His victory over Khalil Rountree was overturned by the Nevada Athletic Commission after testing positive for a banned substance. It was the light heavyweight’s first fight with the UFC. And now, the 23-year-old will […]
Report: UFC 225 draws “less than 150,000” PPV guys
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that this past Saturday’s UFC 225 drew less than 150,000 PPV buys. The event featured the anticipated title fight between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero. But Romero missed weight by .2 pounds and the 5 round fight became a non-title bout. The co-main event featured a title fight for […]