UFC Fight Night 92 drew 863,000 viewers Saturday night on FS1 per Sports TV Ratings. The prelims, which preceded the main card on FS1 drew 662,000 viewers. UPDATED: The peak for the main card was 1,023,000 from 10:45-11:00pm ET. This would mean that it viewership peaked pretty early. The main card featured Alex Caceres and […]
Legal letter-wrangling goes on in Wilder-Povetkin lawsuit
The letter-writing battle between parties in the Wilder-Povetkin lawsuit is heating up as the parties have exchanged terse letters with the court about Wilder’s Motion to Dismiss the Povetkin lawsuit. For background on the lawsuit, you can look here. Long story short, a bout between Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin set in Russia for this […]
Gawker-Hogan talk settlement of jury award
The Wall Street Journal reports that Gawker and Hulk Hogan are in settlement discussions over Hogan’s huge trial victory which caused the personal bankruptcy of Nick Denton. It was anticipated that A.J. Daulerio was to file for personal bankruptcy as well. In March, a Florida jury awarded Hogan $140.1 million including $25.1 million in punitive […]
Report looks at costs, logistics of expedited UFC anti-doping results
MMA Fighting reports that USADA test results could be expedited which would allow for UFC officials to know ahead of the event whether or not a fighter fails a drug test. Of course, the expedited results would come at a premium. While the Brock Lesnar test results were received within industry standards, it would seem […]
UFC Fight Night 92 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from UFC Fight Night 92 from Salt Lake City, Utah. The event drew 6,689 fans for a live gate of $481,033. The numbers were provided to MMA Junkie post-fight by the UFC. The arena, home to the Utah Jazz, houses 20,000. It did better than the Sioux […]