Dana White told CNN that this October 24th Khabib Nurmogomedov faces Justin Gaethje for his lightweight title at a yet-to-be determined venue. Nurmogomedov, mourning the death of his father who passed from complications related to COVID-19, will return against the interim title holder. Gaethje defeated Tony Ferguson this past May at UFC 249 to earn […]
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UFC on ESPN 14 tops cable ratings Saturday
UFC Fight Night (Fight Island 3) this past Saturday was tops on cable as the main card drew 908,000 viewers and scored demo victories in M18-49 and adults 25-54. The Prelims did well too drawing 483,000 viewers. The main card drew 458,000 in the male 18-49 demo and a household rating of 0.60. The prelims […]
Melendez handed 2-year sanction despite taking USADA test after being terminated by UFC
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez was issued a two-year sanction from USADA after an arbitrator ruled that Melendez was under the jurisdiction of the testing organization despite being cut by the UFC 4 days prior. The 37-year-old Melendez argued that USADA no longer retained jurisdiction over him. The arbitrator decided in a July 7th […]
COVID-19 claims flyweight fight for Viviane Araujo
Viviane Araujo is out of her fight with Jennifer Maia at UFC on ESPN+31 due to a positive test for the coronavirus according to MMA Fighting. Joanna Calderwood replaces Araujo for the fight. Araujo learned of the positive test during the UFC pre-fight screenings. She believed that she had taken the necessary precautions to protect […]
UFC on ESPN +30 Prelims draw 509,000 viewers
The UFC on ESPN+ 30 Prelims airing on ESPN this past Saturday drew 509,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event ranked 4th overall in cable ratings for Saturday The prelims aired on Saturday night and drew a household rating of 0.33 and 209,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. It placed second in […]