UFC 283 took place on Saturday at Rio de Janeiro Brazil. It was the promotions first time back since March 2020. The reported attendance per the post-fight press conference was 13,604 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The last event did not have any in attendance as you might recall it was one […]
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Power Slap League draws just 295K viewers in debut
Dana White’s Power Slap League on TBS drew 295,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The debut episode failed to capitalize on its lead-in, AEW Dynamite, which finished with 969,000 viewers and 0.31 in the A18-49 demo. The new league created by Dana White and authorized by the Nevada State Athletic Commission aired its first […]
UFC partners with U.S. Integrity to oversee betting activity
The UFC has announced U.S. Integrity as its official integrity service to oversee betting activity on its fights. It was U.S. Integrity that first identified the suspicious betting activity in the November 5th fight involving Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke. The company will be “capable of identifying and analyzing unusual wagering activity as indicative of […]
Molina involved in a ‘substantial way in Krause gaming scheme
ESPN’s Marc Raimondi reports that the Nevada attorney general has discovered information that former UFC flyweight Jeff Molina was involved in a “substantial way” with the suspicious gambling activity behind the November 5th fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbiee. Molina was suspended this past December without further word on the reasons why until Tuesday. […]
White confirms Ngannou a free agent, strips him of title
Dana White announced that Francis Ngannou rejected the UFC’s last contract offer and has waived any rights it had to retain the now former UFC Heavyweight Champion. White indicated that the promotion’s offer would have made him the highest paid heavyweight in UFC history. Of course, there is no report on how many fights Ngannou […]