Conor McGregor is not retired. Despite a McGregor tweet earlier this week, he sent a Facebook post proclaiming he was not retired. It all appears to be an impasse between the current Featherweight Champion and the UFC. The impasse centers around the amount of promotion he was to do for UFC 200. In the post, […]
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TUF 23 episode 1 lowest rated debut on FS1
The debut episode of TUF 23 drew 479,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night according to Sports TV Ratings. It is the lowest rating for a debut episode on TUF since it began on FS1. The debut episode featured the usual two-hour premiere which showed fights to get into the house. This season’s coaches are Joanna […]
UFC on Fox 19 final overnight rating and prelims
UFC on Fox 19 Saturday drew an average rating of 2.5 million viewers on Saturday according to Nielsen. The prelims which preceded the main card on Fox drew 1.4 million viewers. The main card peaked with 2.8 million viewers. The prelims which featured Michael Chiesa submitting Beneil Dariush drew a 0.9 rating in the adult […]
UFC removes McGregor from UFC 200
Dana White announced on ESPN Tuesday that Conor McGregor has been removed from UFC 200. The news comes hours after McGregor announced his retirement via twitter. White indicated that McGregor was removed from the card after he indicated he would not participate in promotional activities. White has done something like this before. When Nick Diaz […]
Conor McGregor tweets he’s retiring
The UFC and MMA fans have been thrown for a loop as Conor McGregor sent out a tweet stating that he was retiring. McGregor was scheduled to fight Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 200. I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April […]