The Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand reports that the overnight ratings have UFC Fight Night 81 on FS1 with a 1.4 rating which projects to be the second highest-rated UFC event ever on the network. The event, which is the second year in which it was held in Boston on a Sunday night featured a […]
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UFC announces next TUF season on FS1
The UFC announced the next season of The Ultimate Fighter franchise on Sunday with UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejcyk coaching opposite Claudia Gadelha. The season will coach light heavyweight and strawweights with the season starting April 20th on FS1. The series will culminate on July 8th in Las Vegas as part of International Fight Week […]
UFC Fight Night 81 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 81 held Sunday night from Boston. The $50,000 bonuses went to T.J. Dillashaw, Dominick Cruz, Ed Herman and Luke Sanders. Dillashaw and Cruz won for Fight of the Night while Herman and Sanders won for their respective performances of the night. UFC Fight […]
Rousey and Tina Fey to star in movie based on trademarked phrase
Deadline.com reports that Ronda Rousey and Tina Fey will star in a comedy based on the Rousey trademarked phrase, “Do Nothing Bitches.” Universal Pictures acquired the concept in a “high-six figure deal” according to the web site. A brief summary of the film states that Rousey to play a “no-nonsense instructor” at a camp where […]
Concern arises regarding Holm’s newest sponsor
ESPN reports that UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm has signed a deal to endorse Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals. The Norcross, Georgia company sells products that are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Holm appears in an ad for the stimulant DMAA. Dimethylamylamine is a synthetic drug sold as a dietary supplement. It is used to enhance […]