UFC Fight Night 134 took place Sunday morning in the United States as the promotion visited Hamburg, Germany. The event drew 7,798 fans for a live gate of $750,000 U.S. dollars according to UFC officials post-event. The main event featured Anthony Smith as he stopped Mauricio Rua in the first round of their Light Heavyweight […]
Fourth telecast of PFL draws 101,000 viewers on NBCSN
The Professional Fighters League drew 101,000 viewers on Thursday night on NBC Sports Network according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event was the lowest-rated event thus far in the PFL season. The event featured Lance Palmer as he defeated Jumabieke Tuerxun via submission. Also, Andre Harrison defeated Nazareno Malegarie via unanimous decision. PFL 1: […]
UFC welterweight notified of potential Anti-Doping Policy Violation
The UFC has announced that USADA has informed Muslim Salikhov of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation from an out-of-competition sample collected on June 7, 2018 in Russia. Salikhov was 1-1 in the UFC with his last fight at UFC on Fox 29, a win over fellow welterweight Ricky Rainey. The 34-year-old Dagestani product has an […]
Did UFC satisfy its part of deal for Brian Ortega at UFC 226?
UPDATED 7/20/18, 10:19pm PT: According to MMA Junkie report, a financial deal was struck between the UFC and Ortega). Brian Ortega was not compensated despite being ready for his fight with Max Holloway at UFC 226 underscores anl issue with bout agreements which allows the UFC to provide an opponent in order satisfy its terms […]
Bellator 203 and Kicboxing ratings
Bellator MMA 203 on Saturday night drew 471,000 viewers on the Paramount Network. Bellator Kickboxing drew 212,000 immediately after the MMA event from Rome. Alessio Sakara’s first round TKO victory over Jamie Sloane scored the peak rating for the telecast with 702,000 viewers. The main event saw Patricio Freire score a split decision victory over […]