The UFC 195 Prelims drew an average viewership of 1.032M on FS1 Saturday afternoon per Sports TV Ratings. The rating narrowly bests last year’s New Year’s PPV from UFC 182. The fight of the prelims featured the return of Michael McDonald as the bantamweight submitted Masanori Kanehara. The event aired from 8-10pm ET on FS1. […]
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Ronda Rousey to appear on Saturday Night Live Jan. 23rd
Ronda Rousey will host NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on January 23rd according to The Wrap. Rousey will be on the show with Selena Gomez as the night’s musical guest. It goes without saying that Rousey will be the first UFC fighter to host Saturday Night Live. Rousey’s appearance will be her first scheduled public appearance […]
Lawler, Condit top UFC 195 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the salaries for UFC 195 as disclosed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit topped the payroll of $1,723,000. Via MMA Junkie: Robbie Lawler: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Carlos Condit: $315,000 Stipe Miocic: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Andrei Arlovski: $250,000 Albert Tumenov: $40,000 (includes $20,000 […]
Holly Holm signs new deal with UFC
ESPN reports that Holly Holm has signed a multiyear contract extension with the UFC per Holm’s manager Lenny Fresquez. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. Holm was in attendance Saturday night at UFC 195 and inked the deal on Saturday. Per ESPN, it is not uncommon for the UFC to sign a newly crowned […]