The overnight audience numbers from Friday’s UFC and Bellator shows have come in and are in line with the initial ratings we brought to you on Saturday. The UFC drew 911,000 viewers for its main card while Bellator MMA drew 667,000 viewers. In addition, the 3 hour UFC Prelims preceding the UFC Fight Night 50 […]
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UFC 177: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective This time we take a look at UFC 177 which took place at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California where T.J. Dillashaw defeated his bantamweight title against Joe Soto. Dillashaw KO’s Soto in 5th round It was not Renan Barao, but T.J. Dillashaw was able to end […]
Barao out of main event at UFC 177
MMA Junkie reports that Renan Barao is out of tomorrow’s UFC 177 main event against T.J. Dillashaw. Barao passed out while attempting to cut weight for Friday’s weigh-ins. As a result, former Bellator champ and newcomer Joe Soto gets the shot tomorrow night. Soto was set to take on Anthony Birchak on the prelim card. […]
Latest round of court filings in Zuffa-New York lawsuit
Late last week Zuffa and the State of New York have filed its opposition to each party’s motions for summary judgment. The responsive briefing is the continued litigation in the UFC’s quest to legalize professional MMA in the state. As you may recall, both parties filed Motions for Summary Judgment. New York filed a Motion […]
Alvarez given unconditional release from Bellator
Bellator has released Eddie Alvarez from his contract with the organization per a company Media Alert. The media advisory also includes a statement from Alvarez. Via Bellator media advisory: Bellator President Scott Coker has released a statement regarding Eddie Alvarez: “We’ve granted Eddie his unconditional release. Eddie is free to explore the free agent market, […]