Wednesday’s debut of The Ultimate Fighter 21: ATT vs. Blackzilians on FS1 drew an overnight rating of 490,000 viewers with a 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demo. The 90 minute debut was the second most-watched show on the network Wednesday. In comparison, the debut to TUF 20 did 536,000 viewers, TUF 19 did 476,000 and […]
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Zuffa retains former Solicitor General for NY appeal
The legal fight in New York is not over yet. This week, the UFC announced that it has retained former U.S. Solicitor General, Paul Clement to appeal Judge Kimba Wood’s dismissal of Zuffa’s lawsuit in New York. Via the UFC release: The judge’s dismissal of the UFC’s case against the State of New York in […]
Dish Network ditches UFC 186
MMA Junkie reports that satellite provider Dish Network will not be offering UFC 186 this Saturday and thus prohibiting its approximately 14 million subscribers from ordering the pay per view. The UFC issued a statement regarding the situation. The statement in part reads: Due to contractual issues, DISH Network will not be offering UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi on […]
Court to determine Wanderlei Silva fate in Nevada by May 11th
After extensive oral argument on Wednesday, a Clark County District Court will issue a ruling on or before May 11th as to whether it will uphold a lifetime ban issued by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Wanderlei Silva. Judge Kerry Earley heard oral arguments from Silva’s attorney Ross Goodman and Nevada Deputy Attorney General […]
More on Appellate Court decision to allow Rampage to fight Saturday
A New Jersey Appellate Court has overturned the portion of the Preliminary Injunction preventing Rampage Jackson from fighting this Saturday at UFC 186. According to the Court opinion issued Tuesday, the Preliminary Injunction, aside from his fight remains. The rest of the issues will be determined by the trial court where Bellator sued Jackson for […]