MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from UFC 179 which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event drew a report 11,415 as it was the third PPV event the company held in Brazil. The attendance and bonuses were announced at the post-fight press conference. The bonuses were $50,000 each and were as […]
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UFC responds to Le’s demand for apology
There is more fallout from the Cung Le suspension and subsequent rescission as both Le and the UFC have made statements about what has transpired. Le has demanded an apology from the UFC for what it has done to his name and reputation. In a Facebook post from his representatives, Le and his management offered […]
TUF 20 Ep 5 lows; UFC Tonight’s highs
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the fifth episode of TUF received an average viewership of 509,000 viewers. In addition, MMA Payout has learned that the Wednesday night’s UFC Tonight scored an all-time high on FS1 with 242,000 viewers. First, the 5th episode of TUF featured Felice Herrig defeating Heather Jo Clark […]
Belfort never tested by NAC
MMA Fighting reports that the Nevada Athletic Commission has never tested Vitor Belfort since his appearance before the commission in July. Instead, the commission indicated that the state of California would handle the drug testing since it appears that Belfort’s next fight would be in California. Although there has not been any official fight announcement […]
Cain out of UFC 180 due to injury
The UFC announced that Cain Velasquez is out of UFC 180 with a right knee injury. As a result, Mark Hunt is stepping in to replace him to face Fabricio Werdum for the interim Heavyweight title. The knee injury suffered by Velasquez occurred during training on October 16th or 17th. According to MMA Fighting, he […]