The Ultimate Fighter 24 Episode 10 drew an average viewership of 247,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Sports TV Ratings. It was the lowest-rated episode this season. The episode drew 147,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. Eric Shelton defeated Ronaldo Candido via unanimous decision and Tim Elliott tapped Matt Schnell in the first […]
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Machida accepts 18-month USADA suspension
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has accepted an 18-month sanction for an anti-doping policy violation after declaring the use of a prohibited substance and subsequently testing positive of the substance. The suspension is retroactive to April 2016. Machida, 38, was pulled from a matchup with Dan Henderson at UFC on Fox 19 this […]
UFC 205 merchandise sales best ever for company
The UFC sold more merchandise during UFC 205 than for any event in company’s history according to Darren Rovell. UFC: UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden sold more merchandise than any fight card in the organization’s history. — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 16, 2016 Reebok introduced New York-themed clothing for the event which ranged in […]
UFC 205 Prelims draw 1,801,000 on FS1
The UFC 205 Prelims drew 1,801,000 million viewers on FS1 Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. It is the second-highest rated UFC Prelims on FS1 this year and third-highest all-time on the network. Only March 2016’s UFC 196 drew more viewers with 1,863,000. UFC 194 in December 2015 drew 1,931,000 viewers. Both shows featured Conor […]
UFC Featherweight notified of potential USADA violation
Zubaira Tukhugov has been notified of a potential USADA violation as a result from out-of-competition sample collection made on September 7, 2016 and October 29, 2016. As a result, the UFC has removed him from his fight against Tiago Trator on December 9th. UFC officials are seeking to find a replacement for Trator. Tukhugov was […]