MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from UFC Fight Night 117 in Japan. It was the lowest-attended UFC event from Japan. Ovince St. Preux, Gokhan Saki, Jessica Andrade and Claudia Gadelha earned $50,000 bonuses. OSP stopped Yushin Okami in the first round via Von Flue Choke. Gokhan Saki stopped Henrique da Silva in a […]
The Ratings Buffet for week ending September 22nd
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending September 22nd. Friday ESPN2: Golden Boy Boxing 1:41 am-2:38 am ET : 133,000 viewers, 0.06 A18-49 ESPN2: Golden Boy Boxing 9:30pm-10:00pm ET: 145,000 viewers, 0.06 A18-49 Saturday FS1: UFC Fight Night Pre Show 7:00pm-8:00pm: 224,000, 0.08 A18-49 FS1: UFC Fight Night 10:00pm-12:50 am ET: 872,000 viewers, 0.32 A18-49 […]
Report indicates McGregor willing to testify in support of Ali Act expansion
According to a report from Reuters, Conor McGregor may address the U.S. Congress in support of the expansion of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform (aka “Ali Act”) to combat sports. Congressman Markwayne Mullin, the Oklahoma legislator that is sponsoring the bill told the news outlet. The Republican congressman indicated that McGregor’s team wanted to come […]
TUF 26 Episode 4 draws 261,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter episode 4 on FS1 Wednesday night drew 261,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The fight of the show featured an upset as Nicco Mantana upset Lauren Murphy in the fight of the episode. Murphy is a UFC veteran but lost via decision. But, in his post-fight comments, it appeared that Dana […]
Bellator introduces Flying Cage Saturday
Bellator announced that it is revealing the Flying Cage” at this Saturday’s show in San Jose according to a press release. Via Bellator press release: A must-see spectacle, the steel structure is suspended from above and lowered to the platform beneath allowing the Bellator Kickboxing ring to completely transform into the Bellator MMA cage in […]