UFC Fight Night Columbus drew 677,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims scored 593,000 viewers. UFC Fight Night Columbus featured heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus in the main event. Blaydes stopped Daukaus in the second round. The main card drew 241,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The […]
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Lawsuit filed against Sonnen stemming from alleged hotel fight
A lawsuit was filed against Chael Sonnen on Friday in Clark County Nevada by Christopher Stellpflug and Julie Stellpflug stemming from an alleged battery that occurred in December of last year. Stellpflug is a dentist from Northern California and was staying at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the lawsuit, Sonnen […]
Masvidal taken into police custody
Jorge Masvidal was arrested on two counts on Wednesday night after his altercation with Colby Covington at a Miami-area steak house on Monday night. He faces one count of aggravated battery resulting in great bodily harm and one count of criminal mischief. Masvidal is being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on […]
UFC had best financial year in its history per Endeavor at investor call
Endeavor announced that the UFC had its best financial year in the history of the company at the company’s latest earning call with investors on Wednesday. During the investor call, Emmanuel announced, “…UFC posted its best financial year in its 28-year history. All Pay-Per-View events sold out, sponsorship hit record revenue highs and international rights […]
Report highlights UFC view on fighter pay issue
The Sports Business Journal reports on the narrative on fighter pay in this week’s article. The article does not go into specifics on salary but highlights the UFC’s viewpoint of the issue. SBJ quotes Lawrence Epstein regarding the UFC’s side of the story. The UFC exec stated that three primary factors have contributed to the […]