UFC Fight Night 86 drew an average viewership of 781,000 viewers on FS1 Sunday afternoon according to Sports TV Ratings. The UFC Prelims which preceded the main card on the network drew an average viewership of 443,000 viewers. UPDATED: Per Nielsen, the main card peaked at 1 million viewers between 1:45-2:00pm PT. The Prefight show […]
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Liddell and Griffin to coach TUF Latin America
UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin will serve as coaches in the first season of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America to be shot in Latin America. The season will begin airing in Buenos Aires, Argentina this spring with the season 3 finale taking place November 5th in Mexico. The series will air […]
UFC Fight Night 86 attendance, gate and bonuses
Derrick Lewis topped the list of fighters earning $50,000 bonuses at UFC Fight Night 86. It was the company’s first event in Croatia and the event drew over 13,000 fans. The event taking place in Zagreb, Croatia drew 13,177 for a live gate of $549,000 U.S. dollars per the announcement in the post-fight press conference. […]
Mir flagged by USADA
Frank Mir was notified of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation related to an in-competition sample collected the day of his fight against Mark Hunt March 20th in Brisbane, Australia. The UFC released a basic statement acknowledging it knows of the possible violation but also indicated that all athletes are afforded due process. Frank Mir released […]
Tate-Nunes announced for UFC 200
The UFC announced on Wednesday that Miesha Tate would be making her first title defense of her women’s bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes at UFC 200. The matchup steers past the potential rematch with Holly Holm. Nunes is the 4th ranked women in the bantamweight division. Holm’s agent, Lenny Fresquez said that Tate turned down […]