John Dodson will not be compensated for traveling to Brazil, making weight and being ready to fight Pedro Munhoz Saturday after the Sao Paulo native did not make weight. MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz confirmed with UFC officials that Dodson will not be compensated. Munhoz was unable to make weight for his fight at 135 pounds. […]
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UFC Heavyweight accepts 1 year USADA ban
UFC Heavyweight James Mulheron has accepted a 1 year suspense from the UFC. Mulheron tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolite. Mulheron just had one fight in the UFC, a loss at UFC Fight Night 113 this past July in Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to that he fought primarily in England. He was scheduled to […]
UFC on Fox 27 Prelims draw 566,000 viewers
The UFC on Fox Prelims drew 566,000 viewers on FS1 prior to the event on the Fox network. The feature fight of the prelims saw Bobby Green defeat Erik Koch. The 566,000 viewers improves from this past December’s UFC on Fox 26 Prelim event. According to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. UFC on Fox Prelims – […]
Miocic tops UFC 220 salaries
The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission revealed the salaries for UFC 220. As expected, the main event competitors made the most on the card. As compiled by MMA Junkie: Stipe Miocic $600,000 (no win bonus) def. Franciso Ngannou $500,000 Daniel Cormier $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Volkan Oezdemir $350,000 Calvin Kattar $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. […]
UFC on Fox 27: 1,770,000 viewers
UFC on Fox 27 drew 1,770,000 viewers on Saturday night according to Nielsen making it the lowest-rated UFC on Fox card ever. The event was headlined by Ronaldo Souza taking on Derek Brunson. The previous low for the UFC events on the network was August 2016’s UFC on Fox 21 which drew 1,983,000 viewers. That […]