Nick Diaz has been arrested in Las Vegas on charges of domestic battery by strangulation and misdemeanor domestic battery. The alleged victim was female. According to a report from MMA Junkie, 12 units were dispatched to the scene on Thursday evening and Diaz was combative with officers during his arrest. A bail hearing is scheduled […]
UFC
TUF 27 episode 6 draws 196,000 viewers.
The Ultimate Fighter season 27 episode 6 drew 196,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It is the third episode this season under 200,000 viewers. In the fight of the episode, Team Cormier’s Ricky Steele defeated Team Miocic’s Suman Mokhtarian via unanimous decision. Payout Perspective: TUF 25’s episode 6 last […]
Report: ESPN to pay for additional UFC media rights valuing overall deal at $1.5 Billion
Variety reports that ESPN has added additional events to its agreement with the UFC which now values the overall deal at $1.5 billion over the course of the multi-year pact. The latest news all but ensures that Fox, which secured the rights to WWE’s Smackdown on Monday, is done with the UFC after its 7 […]
UFC Fight Night 120 draws 870,000 viewers on FS1; Prelims on FS2 draw 254,000
UFC Fight Night 129 drew 870,000 viewers on Saturday night on FS1 according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which aired on FS2 drew 254,000 viewers. The event, which featured Demian Maia taking on Kamaru Usman. Usman pulled out the 5-round victory over Maia as he was able to neutralize Maia’s ground game. The […]
Werdum flagged by USADA for anti-doping violation
The UFC announced on Tuesday that Fabricio Werdum has been notified of a potential anti-doping violation by USADA. The flagged test is from an out-of-competition test taken on April 25th. Werdum’s last fight was a knockout loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night 127. Werdum took to social media to proclaim his innocence stating […]