Charles Oliveira has been stripped of his UFC lightweight title as he failed to make the championship weight of 155 pounds on Saturday at UFC 274. Oliveira will still face Justin Gaethje Saturday in Phoenix with the challenger the only one having the opportunity to win the belt. Oliveira missed weight on his first and […]
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UFC closes media rights deal in South Korea
The Sports Business Journal reports that it has a new media rights deal for South Korea. CJ ENM is the new media rights holder under a multiyear agreement. CJ ENM purchased an 80% stake in the Endeavor Content scripted studio last year. Although terms were not released, based on previous indications from Endeavor, it likely […]
UFC on ESPN 35 bonuses
UFC on ESPN 35 took place on Saturday night at the UFC Apex. Co-headliner Marlon Vera earned $100,000 for his victory over Rob Font for Fight of the Night due to Font’s weight miss. Vera earned a unanimous decision victory over Font in the main event. Not only did Font lose the fight, missing weight […]
Report: UFC media rights deal with BT Sport will nearly double
The Sports Business Journal reports that the UFC media deal with BT Sport will almost double. According to the report, it will also work with Discovery as part of a beginning of a new relationship that may usurp the North American rights that ESPN currently has for the MMA promotion. The UFC will see exponential […]
UFC on ESPN 34 draws 914,000 viewers
UFC on ESPN 34 Saturday night drew 914,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast finished 5th overall in cable viewership on Saturday. The telecast drew 0.31 (400K) in the A18-49 demo, 0.18 in F18-49, 0.44 in M18-49, 0.20 in 18-34, 0.12 in F12-34, 0.23 in M12-34, 0.36 in A25-54 and 0.39 in over […]