Zuffa has sent out a reminder to media members to not post any highlights from UFC 193 until the UFC says so. The message comes in anticipation of another Ronda Rousey “vine” ending. The notice cites 17 U.S. Code section 411 which is an advance notice of potential copyright infringement. Per the notice from the UFC’s […]
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Cro Cop first UFC fighter flagged by USADA
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic was the first contracted UFC fighter to be identified as having a potential violation of the organization’s anti-doping policy. Cro Cop announced his retirement from MMA due to a shoulder injury earlier this week prior to the revelation of the possible anti-doping violation. Cro Cop was scheduled to fight Anthony Hamilton […]
Nijem cut reflects no room for negotiations with UFC
UFC Fight Night 77 draws 757K viewers; prelims score 609K
The main card of UFC Fight Night 77 Saturday night on FS1 drew an average viewership of 757,000 viewers. The prelims drew an average viewership of 609,000 on FS1 per Sports TV Ratings. The main card which aired from 10pm-12:56pm ET on Saturday night featured the third fight between Dan Henderson and Vitor Belfort. The […]
Belfort among 4 winning bonuses at UFC Fight Night 77
MMA Junkie reports the bonuses from UFC Fight Night 77 on Saturday night from San Paulo, Brazil. The bonuses were announced at the post-fight press conference. Vitor Belfort, Thomas Almeida, Alex Oliveira and Thiago Tavares pulled $50,000 bonuses for their performances. There were no “Fight of the Night” as all four fighters drew the bonuses […]