The Ultimate Fighter 27 drew 499,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which preceded the main card on FS1 drew a nearly identical 493,000 viewers. The main card numbers make it the lowest-rated TUF Finale to date. The TUF 27 main event featured Brad Tavares taking on Israel Adesanya. The Nigerian-born fighter dominated […]
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Lesnar return to Octagon will happen in 2019
MMA Junkie reports USADA’s confirmation that Brock Lesnar entered the USADA testing pool on July 3, 2018. This means that the earliest Lesnar could return to the Octagon would be January 8, 2019 according to USADA. There was speculation that Lesnar would be ready by the UFC 25th Anniversary Show in New York in November […]
TUF 27 Finale attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC reports the TUF Finale 27 attendance, gate and bonuses. The numbers were disclosed post-event. The bonuses went out to Israel Adesanya, Luis Pena, Alex Caceres and Martin Bravo. Each earned $50,000 bonuses. Caceres and Bravo earned Fight of the Night while Adesanya and Pena drew Performance Bonuses. Adesanya scored the rare feat of earning […]
Miocic tops UFC 226 salaries
The Nevada Athletic Commission has disclosed the payouts for UFC 226 tomorrow. Stipe Miocic is making $750,000 for his title defense against Daniel Cormier. The UFC Light Heavyweight Champion is making $500,000 for his part in the main event. The rest of the payouts via MMA Junkie: Champ Stipe Miocic: $750,000 (no win bonus) Champ […]
Max Hollway out of UFC 226
Max Holloway has been pulled from his title fight defense against Brian Ortega at UFC 226. Holloway’s team noticed Holloway was experiencing “concussion-like symptoms” and his fight has been taken off of the card. Holloway’s management team released a statement to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani: Breaking: Max Holloway is out of UFC 226. Here is a […]