Rafael Dos Anjos has been forced out of his fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5th due to a broken foot according to several reports. No immediate announcement has been made as to a replacement for the lightweight champion or if the McGregor will be pulled altogether from the PPV. New surfaced […]
Bellator 149 draw 1.9M, Kimbo-Dada draw 2.5M viewers
Bellator 149 delivered huge ratings on Friday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event was the highest-rated cable sports show on Friday drawing an average of 1.964,000 viewers on Spike TV. In fact, the pre- and post-fight programming featuring Kimbo Slice and Benson Henderson respectively posted huge ratings as well. Bellator 149 was headlined […]
Cerrone tops UFC FN 83 Reebok payouts
MMA Junkie reports the pay from the UFC-Reebok Athlete Outfitting policy. With his 30th fight for the company, Donald Cerrone led the Fight Night roster with $20,000, the most of any fighter Sunday night. Via MMA Junkie: Donald Cerrone: $20,000 def. Alex Oliveira: $2,500 Derek Brunson: $10,000 def. Roan Carneiro: $5,000 Dennis Bermudez: $10,000 def. Tatsuya Kawajiri: $5,000 […]
UFC Fight Night 83 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 83 held Sunday night from Pittsburgh. Per the post-fight press conference, UFC Fight Night 83 from the Consul Energy Center drew 7,330 in attendance for a gate of $572,547. The Consul Energy Center houses as many as 19,000 for basketball. The last time […]
Silva will likely fight outside NV in spite of ban
Jack Encarnacao of The Boston Herald writes that Wanderlei Silva may seek to fight in another jurisdiction outside of Nevada prior to the end of the three year ban issued by the commission this past week. The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued a 3-year ban for evading a drug test leading up to UFC 175. […]