MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 95 which aired on FS1. The event drew 8,841 at the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil. In addition, the bonuses went to Eric Spicely, Vincente Luque, Erick Silva and Luan Chagas. Spicely and Luque drew the performance bonuses while Silva and […]
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Maynard named as Silva’s replacement as matchmaker
In case you missed it, the UFC announced Joe Silva’s replacement as a matchmaker as it named Mick Maynard as Vice President of Talent Relations. In addition, Sean Shelby was promoted to Senior Vice President of Talent Relations. According to the UFC press release, the two will be organizing UFC bouts, developing athletes on the […]
TUF 24 Episode 4 draws 397,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 24 episode 4 drew 397,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Sports TV Ratings. The episode scored 204,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo per Sports TV Ratings. In the fight of the show, Eric Shelton submitted Yoni Sherbatov. A replay of episode 4 on the same night (10pm-11pm PT) drew 32,000 viewers […]
Nevada Athletic Commission files complaints against Diaz, McGregor
MMA Junkie has obtained the NSAC complaints against Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor as it relates to the dustup between the two and Diaz’s camp at the UFC 203 pre-fight press conference. As you may recall, the press conference ended abruptly after McGregor showed up late and Diaz left soon thereafter. Verbal exchanges were made […]
UFC Fight Night 94 draws 826,000, Prelims 637,000
UFC Fight Night 94 held on Saturday night drew 826,000 for the main card on FS1 according to Sports TV Ratings. The prelims drew 637,000 viewers and the post-coverage drew another 280,000 viewers. The prelims were delayed slightly due to an overrun from an extra innings baseball game on FS1. The main card peaked at […]