The Ultimate Fighter 24 Episode 10 drew an average viewership of 247,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Sports TV Ratings. It was the lowest-rated episode this season. The episode drew 147,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. Eric Shelton defeated Ronaldo Candido via unanimous decision and Tim Elliott tapped Matt Schnell in the first […]
Machida accepts 18-month USADA suspension
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has accepted an 18-month sanction for an anti-doping policy violation after declaring the use of a prohibited substance and subsequently testing positive of the substance. The suspension is retroactive to April 2016. Machida, 38, was pulled from a matchup with Dan Henderson at UFC on Fox 19 this […]
Pacquiao-Vargas draws “a little over 300,000” PPV buys
USA Today reports that the November 5th fight between Manny Pacquiao and Jessie Vargas deliver “a little over 300,000” PPVs according to Bob Arum. The event was the first event in years without support without HBO as its PPV distributor. Pacquiao defeated Vargas via unanimous decision and won a welterweight title in the process. Arum […]
UFC 205 merchandise sales best ever for company
The UFC sold more merchandise during UFC 205 than for any event in company’s history according to Darren Rovell. UFC: UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden sold more merchandise than any fight card in the organization’s history. — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 16, 2016 Reebok introduced New York-themed clothing for the event which ranged in […]
UFC 205 Prelims draw 1,801,000 on FS1
The UFC 205 Prelims drew 1,801,000 million viewers on FS1 Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. It is the second-highest rated UFC Prelims on FS1 this year and third-highest all-time on the network. Only March 2016’s UFC 196 drew more viewers with 1,863,000. UFC 194 in December 2015 drew 1,931,000 viewers. Both shows featured Conor […]