MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from UFC on Fox 18 Anthony Johnson, Ben Rothwell, Jimmie Rivera and Iuri Alcantara drew the $50,000 fight-night bonuses. Johnson and Rothwell won Performance of the Night while Rivera and Alcantara won for Fight of the Night. The bonuses were announced at the post-UFC on Fox press […]
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Stations Casino IPO put on hold
The Fertitta Brothers will have to wait on an IPO that will provide them with a financial windfall. Due to stock market conditions, the Red Rock Resorts (RRR) IPO will hold off going public for now. According to the New York Post, Deutsche Bank delayed the IPO from going public on Thursday. Deutsche Bank holds […]
Feb. 6th event becomes UFC Fight Night
The UFC announced on Wednesday that UFC 196 originally scheduled for PPV on Saturday, February 6th will now be called “UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson.” The full card will be shown on FS1 with the exception of the Fight Pass Exclusive prelims. The PPV was scrapped earlier in the week after both Cain Velasquez […]
UFC files Answer to Plaintiffs’ Complaint, parties fight over discovery process
Last week, attorneys for the UFC filed its Answer to Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint in the ongoing Antitrust lawsuit venued in Nevada. The rather long (27 pages to be exact) goes through each and every paragraph of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint. After the court denied the UFC’s motion to dismiss, per the rules of federal civil procedure, […]
Rousey produces above average ratings for SNL
Ronda Rousey’s appearance on Saturday Night Live provided the show with above average ratings this past Saturday night according to Television By Numbers. Rousey’s appearance on SNL drew a 5.0 household share and a 2.5 share with the 18-49 demo in the overnight ratings for the metered markets. The show is averaging a 4.6 household […]