MMA Fighting reports that a disgruntled Jose Aldo is talking about taking the UFC to court if he is not released from his contract. According to a Combate report, Aldo has talked to a lawyer about his legal possibilities. He has six fights left on his existing contract. Aldo was angered that the company passed […]
Alvarez-Smith draws 459,000 HBO subscribers
The HBO replay of the Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith fight drew 459,000 HBO subscribers on Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The replay was the only fight as there was no live event to go along with the fight. It drew another 216,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. Alvarez stopped Smith in the 9th […]
UFC Fight Night 95 draws 1.1M viewers on FS1
UFC Fight Night 95 drew 1.109 million viewers on Saturday night on FS1 per Sports TV Ratings. In addition, the prelims drew 838,000 viewers which preceded the main card. The main card aired from 10:00pm-1:08am ET on Saturday night at drew 582,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The prelims, which aired from 8:00-10:00pm ET, […]
Adweek feature focuses UFC’s debut in New York
Conor McGregor will face Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 205 in New York. Adweek ran a feature on how brands are getting behind the company’s debut in the state. Earlier this year, New York lawmakers voted to legalize MMA in the state. While there are still bumps regarding the passage of […]
UFC Heavyweight flagged by USADA
UFC Heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov was notified of a potential anti-doping violation by USADA stemming from an out of competition test. Magomedov is 3-0 in the UFC but last fought at UFC 192 in October 2015. He was scheduled to face Stefan Struve at UFC 205 next month but withdrew due to a staph infection. The […]