CM Punk penned an article in The Player’s Tribune on the bliss in finding his passion for MMA. Punk has been the headliner this week for UFC despite it being his first fight in the UFC. While Punk should be better prepared than James Toney when he fought Randy Couture at UFC 118, we all […]
OAC to review Eye-Correia incident, fines Overeem
MMA Fighting reports that the Ohio Athletic Commission may assess discipline for the shoving incident between Jessica Eye and Bethe Correia at the televised UFC 203 weigh-ins. At the faux weigh-ins (since the actual weigh-ins took place earlier in the day), Eye shoved Correia prior to the two facing off. OAC Executive Director Bernie Profato […]
TUF 24 Episode 2 draws 347,000 viewers
TUF 24 Episode 2 drew 347,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Sports TV Ratings. The second episode featuring the flyweight fighters saw a decrease from last week’s debut. However, per Sports TV Ratings, the ratings were up slightly in the adult 18-49 demo. In the fight of the show Hiromasa Ogikubo defeated Nkazimulo Zulu […]
UFC 202 PPV buys estimated at 1.65M
Cerrone-Lawler set for UFC 205 in NY per White
UFC President Dana White indicated that Donald Cerrone will fight Robbie Lawler as part of the company’s debut in New York at UFC 205. Lawler lost his welterweight title to Tyron Woodley at UFC 201 in July. Cerrone, who recently signed a new contract with the UFC, defeated Rick Story at UFC 202. White mentioned […]