PBC on Fox drew 1.45 million viewers on Saturday night per Television By Numbers. The event, which aired from 8pm to sometime past 10:30pm ET does not factor in the overrun. The event drew a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demo and a 2 share. According to Nielsen, the Nitro Games on NBC drew 1.52 […]
Hunt wants half of Lesnar’s payout or else
With the news that Brock Lesnar may be guilty of a drug test violation, Lesnar’s UFC 200 opponent is asking for half of Lesnar’s purse or be released from his UFC contract. According to MMA Fighting, Hunt is asking UFC officials that he be given half of Lesnar’s reported $2.5 million purse or else he […]
UFC 200 estimated over 1M PPV buys; 199 does 320K
Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer reports that the buy rate for UFC 200 is estimated to be between 1.1 to 1.2 million PPV buys. In addition, there are reports that UFC 199 drew 320,000 PPV buys. UFC 200 featured Amanda Nunes and Miesha Tate. However, Brock Lesnar was the real feature of the card. […]
Lesnar flagged for potential UFC anti-doping violation
USADA has notified the UFC that Brock Lesnar has been flagged for a potential violation of the company’s anti-doping policy. The UFC posted its statement on the notification on Friday night. “The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Brock Lesnar of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from […]
MacDonald testing free agency?
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 […]