USADA announced on Thursday that former UFC featherweight Diego Brandao has accepted a nine-month suspension for a positive test for marijuana metabolites. The positive test occurred in an in-competition test at UFC 195. The suspension will date back to January 2, 2016, but he could mitigate his 9-month suspension by one month if he completes […]
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TUF 23 Episode 5: 361,000 viewers
The 5th episode of TUF 23 Wednesday night drew 361,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. It’s a modest increase from last Wednesday. The ratings reflect a modest increase from last week (336,000). It also is a little higher than last spring’s TUF 21 (340,000). Per Sports TV Ratings, it drew 200,000 viewers in the adult […]
UFC 197 PPV buy estimated between 375K-450K
Bisping replaces Weidman at UFC 199
Michael Bisping steps in for injured Chris Weidman and faces Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title at UFC 199. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Dana White on ESPN. Coming off a career-altering win against Anderson Silva earlier this year, Bisping gets a rematch against Rockhold. The champ submitted Bisping at UFC Fight Night […]
UFC Prelims on FS1 draws 768,000
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 […]