New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on federal corruption charges on Thursday. The charges include mail fraud, wire fraud and extortion. In MMA circles, the state assemblyman had been the one that prevented a vote on the legalization of MMA in the state. The Complaint obtained by the NY Times alleges that […]
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UFC Fight Night 59 draws over 2.7M, Prelims grab 908K
UFC Fight Night 59 held on Sunday night on Fox Sports 1 drew an average of 2,751,000 million viewers with a peak of 3,162,000 viewers during the final quarter hour (12:00-12:15 AM ET) of the show according to Nielsen. The night started off well with the 3 hour prelim show drawing an average of 908,000 […]
Wanderlei Silva sues NSAC seeking reversal of lifetime ban, fine
MMA Fighting reports that Wanderlei Silva has filed a lawsuit against the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Silva claims that the commission overstepped its boundaries in issuing him a lifetime ban last year. In addition to the ban, the NSAC issued a $70,000 fine this past September. The punishment arose out of his failure to take […]
Report estimates UFC 182 PPV buys between 740K-820K
MMA Fighting reports the PPV buy rate for UFC 182 to be in the 740,000 to 820,000 range making it the biggest PPV since December 2013. UFC 182 which featured Jon Jones defending his heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier was heavily promoted. It received higher than average attention and resulted in the best UFC buy […]
Jon Jones enters drug rehab
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that Jon Jones has entered a drug treatment facility for what may be an addiction to cocaine. Jones failed a Nevada State Athletic Commission drug test on December 4th testing positive for benzoylecgonine which is the main metabolite in cocaine. Clearly, Jones’ entrance into drug treatment confirms that the […]