UFC on ESPN 22 drew 953,000 viewers overall and 463,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims scored 879,000 viewers and 394,000 in the A18-49 demo. The main card and prelims placed 2nd and 3rd overall in cable ratings on Saturday. The event featured Kevin Gastelum versus Robert Whittaker during […]
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Klose-Stephens dustup could have legal implications
The Drakkar Klose-Jeremy Stephens fight this past weekend was scrapped after Klose was injured during their pre-fight faceoff on Friday. Klose suffered a whiplash injury according to his social media account. pic.twitter.com/QoI9TOTe3f — Drakkar Klose (@drakkarklose) April 17, 2021 ESPN’s Ariel Helwani also reported that he suffered a cervical sprain of the neck per a […]
UFC Vegas 24 bonuses
UFC Vegas 24 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The main event between Robert Whittaker and Kevin Gastelum drew Fight of the Night honors. Whittaker won the fight via unanimous decision scoring 50-45 on all three judges scorecards. In addition, Gerald Meerschaert scored a Performance Bonus with a submission over […]
Plaintiffs’ counsel in UFC Antitrust lawsuit launch web site regarding status of case
Berger Montague, the lead counsel for plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit has launched a web site for prospective class members in anticipation of a ruling in favor of certification. The web site, UFCclassaction.com outlines the case as well as a chance to submit information if the individual reading is a current or former UFC […]
UFC on ABC 2 draws 859K
UFC on ABC 2 drew 859,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which aired Saturday morning on ESPN drew 377,000 viewers. The telecast which featured Marvin Vettori taking on Kevin Holland was the second event on the ABC network. The first event this past January drew 1.22M viewers and 471,000 viewers in the […]