In commemoration of its 25th anniversary in 2018, the UFC is launching its ‘Faces of UFC’ campaign to celebrate the company’s fan base. Via the UFC press release: “In just 25 years, we’ve built a revolution, and we couldn’t have done it without our fans,” UFC President Dana White said. “For our 25th anniversary, we want […]
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UFC 223 Prelims draw 892,000 viewers
The UFC 223 Prelims drew 892,000 viewers on FS1 according to Neilsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event preceded Saturday’s UFC 223 PPV. The feature fight of the UFC 223 Prelims was Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s split decision victory over Felice Herrig. The event drew 0.33 in the A18-49 demo and 0.49 in the male 18-49 demo. In […]
Nick Diaz accepts one-year USADA ban…which ends next week
USADA announced that Nick Diaz has accepted a one-year sanction for Whereabouts Failures reporting pursuant to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The suspension is retroactive to April 19th of last year and thus he will be available to fight by next week. Via USADA release: USADA announced today that Nick Diaz, of Stockton, Calif., has accepted […]
UFC 223 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 223 drew over $3 million in gate despite a card that was riddled with replacements for its main event. Bonuses were handed out with an obvious Fight of the Night on the Main card. The numbers were announced post-event. The event at the Barclays Center garnered 17,026 fans a gate of $3,007,108.12. As occurs […]
Ticket sales still strong despite card UFC 223 card changes
Fight week for UFC 223 has been full of excitement and ticket prices have gone up and down this week. SeatGeek reports that ticket sales on the secondary market went up after it was announced that Max Holloway would replace Tony Ferguson to take on Khabib Nurmogomedov. The median ticket prices according to SeatGeek, saw […]