Bellator MMA 199 drew 453,00 viewers on the Paramount Network and another 152,000 on the CMT network for a total of 605,000 viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured King Mo taking on Ryan Bader. It took Bader 15 seconds to take care of Lawal in the first round to […]
UFC 224 Prelims draw 574,000 viewers on FX
How will SCOTUS ruling on sports gambling affect MMA?
The United States Supreme Court struck down the federal law banning sports gambling. As a result, states can now legalize sports betting. The ruling will certainly affect the sport of MMA. As of Monday, New Jersey plans to be the first state to offer legal sports betting based upon the new ruling. Delaware, Mississippi, New […]
Show Money talks ESPN/UFC Deal and Leslie Smith
UFC 224 attendance and bonuses
UFC 224 announced the attendance and bonuses for Saturday night’s event from Brazil. The $50,000 bonuses went to Kelvin Gastelum and Jacare Souza for Fight of the Night. The Performance bonuses went to Lyoto Machida and Oleksiy Oliynyk. Machida used a front kick to score the KO victory over Vitor Belfort. The kick was eerily […]