MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 86 from Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The numbers were announced at the post-fight press conference. Alistair Overeem, Stefan Struve, Germaine de Randamie and Gunnar Nelson earned Performance of the Night Bonuses of $50,000 each. There was no Fight of the Night bonus. Notably, […]
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TUF 23 Episode 3 draws 414,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter Season 23, Episode 3 drew an average rating of 414,000 viewers Nielsen. While it’s a modest increase from episode 2 it is a 23% decrease from last season. In the fight of the night, Tatiana Suarez of Team Claudia defeated J.J. Aldrich of Team Joanna via rear naked choke. Team Claudia is […]
Investors file lawsuit over PBC investment
Earlier this week, it was reported that a lawsuit had been filed in Kansas by two investors that claimed that it was misled about investments made by a fund which helped Premier Boxing Champions with seed money. Despite the fact that he lawsuit filed in federal court was voluntarily dismissed and filed in state court, […]
TUF 23 Ep 2 DVR rating boost rating up 63%
Before we report on last night’s TUF 23 rating, we have learned the adjusted ratings from Episode 2 last week. Despite a very low overnight version, the Live+3 rating boosted the episode viewership up 63%. UPDATED: Per Nielsen, the debut episode of TUF 23 drew 703,000 viewers in adjusted ratings from DVR viewership. The rating […]
VanZant postponing return to Octagon
MMA Fighting reports that Paige VanZant will not be a part of UFC 200. VanZant’s star is budding with her involvement on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” After her loss to Rose Namajunas this past December, the schedule was to have PVZ back in the Octagon for UFC 200. However, her appearance on the network […]