Will Rory MacDonald be the next MMA free agent to leave the UFC for Bellator? MacDonald appears to be open to the possibility. MMA Junkie’s Chamatkar Sandhu tweeted that Bellator President Scott Coker has opened up talks with Rory MacDonald in hopes of eventually signing the welterweight. The last fight of MacDonald’s UFC contract was […]
UFC Fight Night: 609K, Prelims 311K
UFC Fight Night 91 drew 609,000 viewers on Wednesday night according to Nielsen. The event airing from 6pm to 8:43pm PT was the highest-rated sports event on cable television per Sports TV Ratings. However, it was the lowest-rated Fight Night this year. The event which featured Jon Lineker taking out Michael MacDonald drew 298,000 viewers […]
TUF 23 Episode 12 draws biggest ratings of season
The Ultimate Fighter 23 Episode 12 drew the highest rated episode of the season. It drew 601,000 (354,000 in the adult 18-49 demo) in overnight ratings and then increased to 798,000 viewers in adjusted DVR ratings. The final episode of the season set up the fights we saw last Friday at the TUF 23 Finale […]
UFC Fight Night 91 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night 91 from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event drew 15,761 for a gate of $381,945. The event took place at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. According to its web site, the venue sits up to 12,000 for concerts so […]
UFC 200: Payout Perspective – Part 2 of 2
Welcome to UFC 200’s Part 2 of Payout Perspective. We are once again recapping the weekend that was in the UFC. UFC Sold to WME | IMG The news came out on Sunday that Zuffa, LLC had sold the UFC to an investment group spearheaded by William Morris Endeavor and International Management Group. As we […]