UFC on ESPN 15 drew 869,000 viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen media research via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings were the 4th best overall on Saturday following the NBA Playoff games on ESPN and TNT that day. UFC on ESPN 15 featured Frankie Edgar facing Pedro Munhoz with Edgar winning his debut at bantamweight. The […]
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UFC on ESPN 15 bonuses
UFC on ESPN 15 took place Saturday from The Apex in Las Vegas. The event saw the main event earn Fight of the Night. Frankie Edgar and Pedro Munhoz earned Fight of the Night earning $50,000 each. Edgar earned the decision in his debut of the bantamweight division. Edgar looked good in a division that […]
OSP tests positive for COVID-19, co-main with Menifield moved to September 5
Tonight’s UFC on ESPN 15 co-main event competitor Ovince Saint Preux has tested positive for COVID-19 and his fight with Alonzo Menifield has been scratched from tonight’s card at the UFC Apex. OSP and Menifield will fight on September 5th. OSP had tested positive for COVID-19 and then tested negative. Upon arriving to Las Vegas […]
Report: UFC 252 PPV draws 500K worldwide buys
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that UFC 252 drew 500,000 worldwide PPV buys per his sources. An estimation of the U.S. figure is at 400,000 for the event featuring Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. Saturday night Miocic and Cormier met in the trilogy with the champion retaining the belt and Cormier retiring. […]
With hearing scheduled in September, Order on UFC Antitrust lawsuit is coming….soon?
Could the UFC Antitrust lawsuit finally come to an end…or will the parties be set for a showdown at trial? A minute order issued on Wednesday provided no clues as to whether the Court has determined it is certifying the case for class action status or not. The plaintiffs filed for Class Action status last […]