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The Ultimate Fighter 16 episode 1: 947,000 viewers

September 17, 2012 by Jason Cruz 14 Comments

MMA Junkie reports that the season premiere of TUF season 16 scored an average viewership of 947,000 viewers. The rating is the lowest ever for the debut of the TUF series. TUF 16’s 2 hour season premiere featured the opening fights to get into the house. Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson watched octagon-side with Dana […]

Nike MMA Commercial Forthcoming

September 16, 2012 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Jon Jones announced via his Twitter that Nike will film an MMA commercial which presumably stars Jones. The news comes after it was announced this week Anderson Silva’s global sponsorship with Nike. According to Jones’ twitter, Nike filmed scenes for the commercial in and around Albuquerque, New Mexico. As for Silva, his manager Ed Soares […]

Silva-Bonnar new main event at UFC 153

September 13, 2012 by Jason Cruz 8 Comments

MMA Junkie reports, via USA Today, that Anderson Silva has stepped into the UFC 153 main event and will face Stephan Bonnar. The fight will take place at 205 pounds and will be a three round main event. Silva had indicated that he would fight at UFC 151 and now gets the call to replace […]

Aldo, Rampage out of UFC 153

September 11, 2012 by Jason Cruz 8 Comments

MMA Junkie reports that Jose Aldo is out of UFC 153 with an injury. The news piled on the fact that earlier today co-main event participant Rampage Jackson was out as well. Aldo was set to do battle with Frankie Edgar after Edgar stepped in for an injured Erik Koch. The UFC thought it was […]

World Series of Fighting has 1 year contract on NBC Sports Network

September 9, 2012 by Jason Cruz 4 Comments

MMA Junkie reports on the television contract of the World Series of Fighting on NBC Sports Network. Ray Sefo, WSOF head, indicated that the organization has a one year deal with the network although its his plan to run 8-10 events a year. Sefo clarified the position that WSOF will be in discussion with NBC […]