UFC 205 is set to debut in New York and will likely set gate records and will flirt with the company’s PPV buy record. Capitalizing on his brand, it’s headliner, Conor McGregor has filed for trademarks in Ireland. According to the Irish Patents office, McGregor’s company, McGregor Sports and Entertainment Limited has filed for “The […]
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TUF 24 Episode 9 draws 252,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 24 episode 9 drew 252,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night. It’s the lowest-rated episode of the season per Sports TV Ratings. In addition, the adult 18-49 demo was up slightly. The ratings are substantially down from TUF 22’s Episode 9 which garnered 495,000 viewers and TUF 23 which drew 409,000 viewers. Payout […]
PFA outlines goals including increasing fighter pay
MMA Junkie reports that the Professional Fighters Association (PFA) have set hard numbers and 10 goals to its vision of creating a union for the UFC contracted fighters. Among the 10 goals is the step-up in pay with fighters making a minimum of $25,000 to show and $25,000 to win. Lower-tier fighters in the UFC […]
UFC Fight Night 98 draws 880K, Prelims 668K
UFC Fight Night 98 drew 860,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday per Sports TV Ratings. The rating is almost a 25% increase from last month’s event. It should be noted that last month’s event, UFC Fight Night 97, took place an hour later than most fight nights. This past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 98 aired from […]
USADA arbitration panel suspends Jon Jones 1 year
USADA has ruled that Jon Jones will serve a 1 year suspension after an arbitration on his drug test results last week. Jones’ suspension is retroactive to July 6, 2016 in which the results of an out-of-competition revealed banned substances. The full ruling can be found here. Jones’ took a Cialis-like sexual enhancement pill which, […]