Television By Numbers reports that UFC on Fox 24 drew 1.74 million viewers on Saturday night. The event is the lowest rated UFC on Fox ever although it does not include the overrun. UFC on Fox 24 featured Demetrious Johnson defending his UFC Flyweight title against Wilson Reis. Johnson defeated Reis via armbar submission. Also, […]
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UFC 210: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time around we take a look at UFC 210 in Buffalo, New York Cormier “makes” weight, retires Johnson Daniel Cormier lost 1.2 pounds in less than 5 minutes at the weigh-ins and made weight after missing on the first attempt. Despite no one really addressing this marvel, […]
Attorneys in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit Fight over Extension of Discovery Deadline
The parties in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit are battling over extending the discovery period with plaintiffs requesting more time and Zuffa attorneys arguing that the deadline should not be extended. Plaintiffs are requesting a 60-day extension of the fact discovery period and remainder of the case schedule. According to court rules, discovery, the process of […]
Gastelum flagged by USADA for marijuana metabolites
The up and down career of UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum has taken another blow as USADA has informed him of a potential violation stemming from marijuana metabolites above the decision limit of 180 ng/mL from an in-competition test. The UFC statement reads in part: The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency […]
Who owns your gimmick?
The subject of who owns a wrestling character’s gimmick came up earlier this month when Matt and Jeff Hardy left Impact Wrestling and appeared to take their characters they developed in the organization with them. It was reported by Ryan Satin’s The Wrestling Sheet and Dave Meltzer that Impact Wrestling’s lawyers sent a cease and […]