MMA Junkie has obtained the NSAC complaints against Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor as it relates to the dustup between the two and Diaz’s camp at the UFC 203 pre-fight press conference. As you may recall, the press conference ended abruptly after McGregor showed up late and Diaz left soon thereafter. Verbal exchanges were made […]
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UFC Fight Night 94 draws 826,000, Prelims 637,000
UFC Fight Night 94 held on Saturday night drew 826,000 for the main card on FS1 according to Sports TV Ratings. The prelims drew 637,000 viewers and the post-coverage drew another 280,000 viewers. The prelims were delayed slightly due to an overrun from an extra innings baseball game on FS1. The main card peaked at […]
UFC 203 PPV buys estimated between 425K-475K
MMA Fighting reports that UFC 203 early projections have it between 425,000-475,000 PPV buys. The numbers would make it the best UFC PPV not featuring Conor McGregor or UFC 200 which brings up the question of whether the CM Punk experiment helped boost the buy rate. The event’s main event featured Stipe Miocic defending his […]
Iaquinta off of UFC 205 due to dispute over pay
More details on PFA intent to set up UFC union
Jack Encarnacao of the Boston Herald writes about Jeff Boris and his quest for his Professional Fighters Association (PFA) to establish a union for UFC fighters. In an interview with Boris, he explained more details for his plan for the company. In the article, Borris states that the PFA will seek to have an executive […]