Another year, another group of UFC fighters are testing the other league with former Zuffa indy contractors heading over to the Viacom-owned company. Michael McDonald, Gegard Mousasi, Frank Mir, Roy Nelson, Valerie Letourneau and Ryan Bader all signed with Bellator in 2017. Rory MacDonald made his promotional debut for Bellator in May with a successful […]
UFC 218 replay on FS1 Christmas Eve draws 357,000 viewers
The Christmas Eve replay of UFC 218 drew 357,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the main card of the PPV event earlier this month. Last year’s Christmas Eve replay on Fox drew astounding 4.72 million viewers. This year, the special presentation aired on FS1 despite the fact that the NFL games […]
MPO Year in Review – WSOF repackages as PFL
The World Series of Fighting went under new management and repackaged itself as the Professional Fighter’s League. The league, which is set to roll out in 2018, promises steady pay and fights for its athletes which will see them compete for a $1 million payoff. Via our April post: The inaugural season will run for […]
MPO Year in Review – South Korean court hands down sentence to former UFC WW for role in attempted fight fixing
MPO Year in Review: Bellator NYC does not deliver
It was Bellator MMA’s big debut in New York City as it returned to PPV with the long-awaited grudge match between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Scott Coker stated that the mid-200,000 (buys) would be respectable. However, the PPV card disappointed with 95,000 buys. The event also featured Fedor Emelianenko as he faced Matt Mitrione. […]