TUF 25 episode 4 drew 348,000 viewers on Wednesday on FS1 per ShowBuzz Daily. The episode is up in ratings from last week. The fight of the episode featured James Krause and Jonny Nunez. Krause, a UFC veteran, defeated Nunez. The episode also featured appearances by Miesha Tate and Clay Guida. The episode drew 0.14 […]
UFC issues statement on Anderson Silva
The UFC has officially taken Anderson Silva off of the UFC 212 card on June 3rd. In an interview with The MMA Hour last week, Silva expressed his frustrations with the UFC and Dana White for not making an interim title fight for the middleweight title. Silva, who spoke in English despite a translator on […]
Penne flagged by UFC for potential USADA violation
Jessica Penne has been flagged by USADA after re-analysis of a sample that was previously cleared. It is the first time that USADA has identified a UFC fighter based on a re-analysis based upon by the contents of a biological passport. Penne, who lost her last fight in April, is facing a potential UFC anti-doping […]
TUF 25 Ep 3 adjusted ratings up to 497,000
The adjusted ratings of episode 2 of TUF 25 drew 497,000 viewers on Live +3 according to Nielsen. It reflects a 38% increase over its Live + SD rating of 324,000 viewers on FS1. Payout Perspective: Notably, the increase in DVR viewership is down from the last two seasons of TUF. But, the increase for […]
Zuffa responds to Plaintiffs’ letter to the Court
Zuffa has responded to Plaintiffs’ letter to the Court requesting a status conference on outstanding discovery issues. In its letter to the Court, they clarify issues asserted for the Plaintiffs and indicate that they are willing to extend the fact discovery deadline until June 15, 2017 but no new fact discovery requests. The fact discovery […]