The UFC 224 Prelims on FX drew 574,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The Prelims were shifted to FX due to scheduling conflicts on both FS1 and FS2. The telecast drew 0.21 in the A18-49 demo and 0.29 in the M18-49 demo. The last time the UFC Prelims appeared on FX, it drew […]
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How will SCOTUS ruling on sports gambling affect MMA?
The United States Supreme Court struck down the federal law banning sports gambling. As a result, states can now legalize sports betting. The ruling will certainly affect the sport of MMA. As of Monday, New Jersey plans to be the first state to offer legal sports betting based upon the new ruling. Delaware, Mississippi, New […]
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UFC 224 attendance and bonuses
UFC 224 announced the attendance and bonuses for Saturday night’s event from Brazil. The $50,000 bonuses went to Kelvin Gastelum and Jacare Souza for Fight of the Night. The Performance bonuses went to Lyoto Machida and Oleksiy Oliynyk. Machida used a front kick to score the KO victory over Vitor Belfort. The kick was eerily […]
PFL announces uniform policy for upcoming season
The Professional Fighters League has announced a uniform policy which will begin at the start with its first event this June. Unlike the UFC’s uniform policy, it will allow up to 2 sponsors in designated areas of the uniform. MMA Fighting first reported the news of the uniform policy. Sponsors will be allowed to be […]