The UFC 231 Prelims on FS1 drew 786,000 viewers on Saturday night. The event featured the strawweight matchup between Nina Ansaroff and Claudia Gadelha with Ansaroff pulling off the upset victory. The event drew 394,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.46 share per ShowBuzz Daily. The UFC 231 prefight show drew 211,000 viewers […]
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Zuffa Reply Brief argues its provided Court with ample evidence for sealing requests
Zuffa has filed its Reply Brief in Support of its request to seal portion of its Reply Brief in its Motion for Summary Judgment. Essentially, this reply brief is supporting its motion to seal portions in its Motion for Summary Judgment so that the public will not be able to see it. Zuffa argues that […]
UFC 231 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 231 took place this past Saturday in Toronto and Max Holloway came out the big winner with two bonuses for the night. Holloway’s TKO finish of Brian Ortega gave him a Performance of the Night. The main event also drew Fight of the Night. Thiago Santos earned the other $50,000 bonus in a hard-hitting […]
UFC renews deal with TSN to air programming in Canada
TSN and the UFC have signed a multi-year deal to extend the television rights of the Canadian network. Aaron Bronster of TSN spoke with Senior VP of International Content David Shaw of the deal: Senior VP of International and Content David Shaw explains what Canadians can expect in terms of UFC events on TSN starting […]
MMAJA issues statement regarding UFC 231 media event
The Mixed Martial Arts Journalists Association has issued a statement in light of the uproar over the lack of questions related to Greg Hardy at yesterday’s UFC 231 Press Conference. Please read the MMAJA’s statement on Wednesday’s UFC 231 press conference in Toronto: https://t.co/M1L4UmvI4u — MMAJA (@TheMMAJA) December 6, 2018 The statement reads: After reports […]