Yahoo! Sports reports that UFC 196 has been switched from PPV to an FS1 broadcast. After the main event of Cain Velasquez-Fabricio Werdum disintegrated when both fighters pulled out within 24 hours, the UFC made the move to scrap the PPV and move it to its broadcast partner. The FS1 main event will be a […]
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Judge denies UFC’s Preliminary Injunction to hold UFC 198 at MSG
Judge Kimba Wood has denied the UFC’s request for a Preliminary Junction which would have allowed UFC 198 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The UFC will either appeal the ruling and/or seek another venue for UFC 198. In denying the Preliminary Injunction, Judge Wood cited the Pullman doctrine, a legal case which dictates that […]
Werdum pulls out of UFC 196
Less than 24 hours after Dana White announced that Stipe Miocic would replace Cain Velasquez as the main event for UFC 196, Fabricio Werdum announced he is pulling out as well. MMA Junkie received confirmation from Werdum that he is withdrawing. The move makes Johny Hendricks versus Stephen Thompson the de facto main event of […]
New York AG responds to UFC request for PI ruling
PBC on Fox draws 2.24M viewers
Premier Boxing Champions drew 2.24 million viewers on Fox Saturday night according to Television By Numbers. It also received a 0.7 rating in the adult 18-49 demo and a 3 share. Although PBC finished last in terms of overall average viewers for its 8-10pm ET time slot, it was first in Adult 18-49 rating and […]