UFC Fight Night 131 drew 517,000 viewers on Friday night on FS1. The prelims drew 322,000 viewers. The event was highlighted by Marlon Moraes and Jimmy Rivera. Moraes earned the victory with a stoppage in mere seconds against Rivera. The prelims saw Sijara Eubanks defeat Lauren Murphy in the featured fight of the prelims. The […]
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UFC Fight Night 131 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC Fight Night 131 took place in Utica, New York on Friday night. Headliner Marlon Moraes led bonus winners for the night with his first-round stoppage of Jimmy Rivera. Other $50,000 bonus winners included Gregor Gillespie, Ben Saunders and Nathaniel Wood. There were no Fight of the Night winners as Gillespie, Saunders and Wood earned […]
Yair Rodriguez back in the UFC to face Zabit Magomedsharipov
In a turn of events, the UFC has rescinded the termination of Yair Rodriguez’s contract as he is now slated to face Zabit Magomedsharipov in September per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Rodriguez was terminated by the UFC after reports had Yair and Zabit facing each other in August in Los Angeles. But, Yair turned down the […]
TUF 27 Episode 7 draws 275,000 viewers on FS1
The Ultimate Fighter episode 7 drew the highest ratings of its season with 275,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night. There was no fight on the telecast as Team Cormier’s Richie Smullen suffered a leg cramp and could not fight Team Miocic’s Allan Zuniga. He was forced to withdraw and give Zuniga the win by DQ. […]
UFC Fight Night 130 draws 552,000 viewers Sunday on FS1
The main card for UFC Fight Night 130 Sunday morning/afternoon drew 552,000 viewers on FS1 according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The post-fight show on FS1 outdrew the morning prelims. The post-fight show drew a 2018-high of 392,000 viewers and 0.14 in the A18-49 demo on FS1 Sunday afternoon. The post-fight show aired for 24 […]