Ronda Rousey’s trainer, Edmond Tarverdyan, has been suspended three months and fined $5,000 for falsifying his application as a licensed cornerman. The California State Athletic Commission issued the ruling on Tuesday. Tarverdyan, who also is dealing with a bankruptcy case, pled no contest to two felony counts of identity theft and one count of resisting […]
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UFC on Fox 18 Prelims draw 702,000 viewers
UFC on Fox 18 Prelims drew 702,000 viewers on FS1 on Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event on Fox Sports 2 which preceded the Fox event improved over the 693,000 viewers on UFC on Fox 17 this past December. The showcase fight of the 3-hour prelim event saw Tarec Saffiedine defeat Jake […]
Bellator signs Bendo
Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson has signed with Bellator MMA. Henderson made the announcement on his web site on Monday. Henderson’s last fight with the UFC was in November in South Korea. Perhaps a sign that he would not return, after his win Henderson casually took off his UFC gloves in the Octagon. Henderson thanked […]
UFC on Fox 18 Reebok Payouts
The UFC announced its payouts from the Reebok sponsorship deal. The apparel company paid out $137,500 for Saturday night’s event with UFC vets Anthony Johnson, Ryan Bader and Jake Ellenberger cashing in. Via MMA Junkie: Anthony Johnson: $15,000 def. Ryan Bader: $15,000 Ben Rothwell: $5,000 def. Josh Barnett: $5,000 Jimmie Rivera: $2,500 def. Iuri Alcantara: […]
UFC on Fox 18 draws 2.43M in overnight ratings
UFC Fight Night 18 on Fox Saturday night drew an overnight average of 2.43 million viewers with an 0.8 rating among adults 18-49 and a 3 share per Television By Numbers. The event aired on Fox from 8:00pm-10:00pm ET with the main event between Anthony Johnson and Ryan Bader ending prior to 10:00pm. UFC on […]