Before the big news came down with Bellator, the Nevada State Athletic Commission held a meeting on Tuesday with notable ramifications for UFC fighters. Also of note, the meeting was aired on the UFC’s Fight Pass. Chael Sonnen’s temporary suspension and the fact finding behind Wanderlei Silva’s failure to take a drug test were the main […]
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UFC 173: 200K-215K PPV buys
MMA Fighting reports the PPV buys for UFC 173 is in the 200K to 215K range. UFC 173 was the Memorial Day weekend show which saw TJ Dillashaw upset Renan Barao. According to Dave Meltzer’s report, the PPV buy rates are based on independent sources. Last 5 Memorial Day Weekend UFC PPVs 5/29/10 – UFC […]
New York State Senate passes Amateur MMA Bill
Rebney out as Bellator head, Coker to step in
Bjorn Rebney and Tim Danaher have left Bellator as Scott Coker is slated to replace Rebney as the head of the promotion. Viacom announced that Rebney and former president and CEO Danaher are done with the promotion effective immediately. UPDATE 06/18/14: Viacom and Bellator have made it official: Scott Coker is your new president of […]
UFC 174 Prelims on FX: 784,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that the UFC 174 Prelims on FX received an average viewership of 784,000 viewers. Saturday’s prelims aired on FX due to conflicts on FS1 and FS2. Saturday’s prelims featured Kiichi Kunimoto and Daniel Safarian in the last match before the start of the PPV. Kunimoto pulled off the upset here and […]