Another year, another group of UFC fighters are testing the other league with former Zuffa indy contractors heading over to the Viacom-owned company. Michael McDonald, Gegard Mousasi, Frank Mir, Roy Nelson, Valerie Letourneau and Ryan Bader all signed with Bellator in 2017. Rory MacDonald made his promotional debut for Bellator in May with a successful […]
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UFC 218 replay on FS1 Christmas Eve draws 357,000 viewers
The Christmas Eve replay of UFC 218 drew 357,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the main card of the PPV event earlier this month. Last year’s Christmas Eve replay on Fox drew astounding 4.72 million viewers. This year, the special presentation aired on FS1 despite the fact that the NFL games […]
UFC 218 on FS1 Christmas Eve
UFC 218 will replay on Christmas Eve on FS1. The main event featured Max Holloway successfully defending his Featherweight title against Jose Aldo. The event also featured the brutal KO of Alistair Overeem by Heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou and Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje. Last year, Fox replayed UFC 206 on Christmas Eve highlighting certain […]
MPO year in review – UFC takes out loan, cashes out Fertittas
In April, the UFC sought to raise $100 million in incremental loans to complete its buyout of the previous owners. It appears that the UFC received those loans as the Fertittas cashed out the remaining shares they had left in the company in August. KKR Capital was leading the effort in obtaining the loans for […]