MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from UFC Fight Night 117 in Japan. It was the lowest-attended UFC event from Japan. Ovince St. Preux, Gokhan Saki, Jessica Andrade and Claudia Gadelha earned $50,000 bonuses. OSP stopped Yushin Okami in the first round via Von Flue Choke. Gokhan Saki stopped Henrique da Silva in a […]
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The Ratings Buffet for week ending September 22nd
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending September 22nd. Friday ESPN2: Golden Boy Boxing 1:41 am-2:38 am ET : 133,000 viewers, 0.06 A18-49 ESPN2: Golden Boy Boxing 9:30pm-10:00pm ET: 145,000 viewers, 0.06 A18-49 Saturday FS1: UFC Fight Night Pre Show 7:00pm-8:00pm: 224,000, 0.08 A18-49 FS1: UFC Fight Night 10:00pm-12:50 am ET: 872,000 viewers, 0.32 A18-49 […]
TUF 26 Episode 4 draws 261,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter episode 4 on FS1 Wednesday night drew 261,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The fight of the show featured an upset as Nicco Mantana upset Lauren Murphy in the fight of the episode. Murphy is a UFC veteran but lost via decision. But, in his post-fight comments, it appeared that Dana […]
Nick Roehrick accepts 1 years suspension from USADA
UFC light heavyweight Nick Roehrick has accepted a one-year suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Roehrick was notified last month of a potential UFC anti-doping violation stemming from an August 8th test. Roehrick tested positive for the presence of clomiphene, an estrogen blocker banned year-round, and its metabolite, 4-hydroxyclomiphene. The suspension is retroactive to August […]
Brazilian heavyweight set for UFC debut flagged by USADA
The UFC was notified that heavyweight Carlos Felipe failed a USADA out-of-competition drug test from a sample collected on July 29th. As a result, Felipe has been taken off the UFC card in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 28th. He was set to face Christian Columbo. The UFC will seek to find a replacement for […]