In commemoration of its 25th anniversary in 2018, the UFC is launching its ‘Faces of UFC’ campaign to celebrate the company’s fan base. Via the UFC press release: “In just 25 years, we’ve built a revolution, and we couldn’t have done it without our fans,” UFC President Dana White said. “For our 25th anniversary, we want […]
Bellator 196 draws 420,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator 196 drew 420,000 viewers on the Paramount Network Friday night. The event featured Benson Henderson taking on Robert Huerta in Budapest, Hungary. This past Friday’s event was the fourth one this year under 500,000 viewers with just one event over 500,000. The event drew 0.14 in the A18-49 demo per ShowBuzz Daily. Payout Perspective […]
Exonerated after USADA arbitration, Barnett sues supplement maker
Josh Barnett has sued the supplement maker that he took which led to a finding of a banned substance by USADA. Barnett prevailed at arbitration with USADA which did not suspend the UFC Heavyweight any amount of time. Barnett has sued BIOKOR, LLC, which does business as GENKOR, N101, Inc. and owners Mark Wilcox and […]
UFC 223 Prelims draw 892,000 viewers
The UFC 223 Prelims drew 892,000 viewers on FS1 according to Neilsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event preceded Saturday’s UFC 223 PPV. The feature fight of the UFC 223 Prelims was Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s split decision victory over Felice Herrig. The event drew 0.33 in the A18-49 demo and 0.49 in the male 18-49 demo. In […]
Nick Diaz accepts one-year USADA ban…which ends next week
USADA announced that Nick Diaz has accepted a one-year sanction for Whereabouts Failures reporting pursuant to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The suspension is retroactive to April 19th of last year and thus he will be available to fight by next week. Via USADA release: USADA announced today that Nick Diaz, of Stockton, Calif., has accepted […]