Leslie Smith’s chances with the National Labor Relations Board filing a lawsuit on her behalf against Zuffa may have taken a detour after the Regional board was instructed to send the case to Washington D.C. for review by the Division of Advice. On Friday, Smith’s attorney, Lucas Middlebrook announced that the NLRB Investigation on Zuffa […]
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TUF 27 Episode 11 draws 156,000 viewers on FS1
The penultimate episode of The Ultimate Fighter 27 drew 156,000 viewers on Friday on Wednesday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The 11th episode featured the coaches challenge which featured Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic in a hockey shootout. The fight of the episode saw Team Cormier’s Joe Giannetti submit Team Miocic’s Allan Zuniga. […]
Holloway told UFC 223 trending over 1M PPV buys by White
Would UFC 223 have scored over 1 million PPV buys if Max Holloway remained in the main event against Khabib Nurmagomedov? Dana White told the Featherweight champ this prior to his removal from the main event in Brooklyn. Al Iaquinta filled in at last minute to face Khabib. The event reported between 250,000 to 310,000 […]
UFC Fight Night 132 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC Fight Night 132 took place in Singapore early Saturday for most viewing on UFC Fight Pass in North America. The event drew 6,419 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. It was the third time that the promotion has visited the country. No gate was announced post-event by UFC officials. Bonuses were awarded to Ovince […]
UFC sponsoring Outsports LGBTQ Pride March in New York
MMA Fighting reports that the UFC is sponsoring the LGBTQ Pride March in New York for SBNation web site Outsports. It is the presenting sponsor of the Outsports NYC Price March. Outsports covers LBTQ athletes and is a sister-site of MMA Fighting and Bloody Elbow. Tecia Torres, Nina Ansaroff and Sijara Eubanks will be part […]