The UFC announced that it has come to terms with the DISH Network to carry its PPV. The new agreement ends the one PPV hiatus from the network carrier of UFC PPVs. The 14 million DISH Network subscribers will get their chance to order UFC 187 this Saturday. The UFC and DISH Network had come […]
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W. Silva appeals commission ruling to Nevada Supreme Court
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 […]
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 […]