UFC 198 Prelims on FS1 drew an average viewership of 768,000 per Nielsen. It was the highest rated sports program on cable TV on Saturday. The Prelims featured Matt Brown taking on Demian Maia. Viewership for the fight was at its peak as it drew 985,000 viewers in the last quarter hour of the 2-hour […]
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UFC 198: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 198 taking place from Curitiba, Brazil where Fabricio Werdum took on Stipe Miocic for the Heavyweight title. Miocic crowned Heavyweight Champ Despite the massive crowd in favor of Fabricio Werdum, Stipe Miocic knocked him out in the first round. The […]
McGregor vs. Mayweather – could it happen?
Can Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather without the UFC’s ok? The question is almost as silly as whether Ronda Rousey should fight a man. Despite the ridiculousness of it, we take a look. As Bloody Elbow points out, there is a scenario in which its plausible that McGregor could find his way out of his […]
New UFC HW Champion heads list of bonuses for UFC 198
Bonuses for UFC 198 were announced post-fight at the UFC press conference. The new Heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, headed the list of winners. Miocic stopped Fabricio Werdum with one punch in the first round to earn the title. In addition, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza earned a performance of the night for his stoppage of Vitor Belfort. […]
Monster Energy re-ups with Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA has reached an agreement with Monster Energy Drink to extend its sponsorship agreement which will see the green “M” in the Bellator cage for years to come according to a press release. Via Bellator MMA press release: Monster will continue to own highly visible inventory inside the Bellator cage and sponsor concourse activations […]