MMA Fighting reports that Wanderlei Silva will appeal the Nevada district court ruling which reversed the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s lifetime ban and fine of Silva. Silva’s attorney, Ross Goodman, was pleased with the court’s ruling that Silva’s punishment was overturned but no happy with its ruling that it had jurisdiction over Silva. With the […]
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TUF 21 Episode 5: 340,000
The Ultimate Fighter 20, Episode 4 drew an overnight rating of 340,000 viewers for a 0.2 rating in the 18-49 category for adults per Sports TV Ratings. The rating was good enough to be the highest rated show on FS1 on Wednesday. The show included an appearance by Anthony Johnson and featured a fight between […]
Cerrone to lose out on sponsor money after Reebok deal
Yahoo! Sports reports that Donald Cerrone is set to lose $60,000 in sponsorship money due to the new Reebok sponsorship deal. However, Cerrone appears ok with it. Almost 2 years ago, Cerrone signed on with Kevin Harvick’s sports agency and picked up some key non-endemic MMA sponsors which include Budweiser and Fram. Notably, both are […]
UFC Fight Night 66 draws 575K, prelims 246K
UFC Fight Night 66 on Saturday morning from Manila, Philippines drew 575,000 viewers on FS1 per Sports TV Ratings. The prelims which preceded the main card drew 246,000 viewers. Per Nielsen sources, the card peaked with 718,000 viewers during the 1:15pm-1:30pm ET quarter hour. The main event featured Urijah Faber taking on Frankie Edgar with […]
Will Mayweather-Pacquiao hurt UFC 187 PPV buys?
MMA Fighting posed the question as to how well will UFC 187 do this weekend in light of the big Mayweather-Pacquiao fight earlier this month. Despite the steep PPV price of $90-$100, an estimated 4.4 million people paid to see the fight. Now, will combat sports fans turn around and pay another $60 this weekend? […]