The UFC filed its motion for preliminary injunction on Tuesday. It argues that the UFC is likely to prevail on its claim and should be granted the injunction to hold its event at Madison Square Garden this April. Notably, it has already spent a non-refundable $25,000 for the anticipated event in April. No hearing date […]
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Jon Jones avoids jail time in plea deal from April incident
Jon Jones appeared in a Albuquerque, New Mexico courtroom today regarding last April’s hit and run accident which injured a pregnant woman. Jones will not receive any jail time as part of a plea agreement. Jones agreed to plead guilty to leaving the scene of an accident causing great bodily harm. He will serve community […]
UFC Fight Night 75: 841,000 viewers; prelims 270,000
UFC Fight Night 75 drew an average viewership of 841,000 863,000 viewers on Saturday night on FS1 via Sports TV Ratings. The rating reflects a slight increase from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 74 from Saskatoon. In addition, the prelims drew 270,000 viewers. UPDATED: TV By Numbers notes that UFC Fight Night 75 drew 841K viewers. The 841,000 […]
UFC announces April 2016 event in New York but it hinges on new lawsuit
The UFC has announced per press release that it is filing a new lawsuit in federal court in New York once again challenging the legislative ban on professional MMA in the state. In a show of confidence, it has also scheduled an event on April 23, 2016 in New York’s Madison Square Garden assuming that […]
Nick Diaz petition reaches over 60,000 signatures
An online petition to the White House to overturn Nick Diaz’s 5 year suspension rendered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission this month has surpassed 60,000 signatures. Nick Diaz tweeted the following: https://t.co/3y9lRecWa9 #60k https://t.co/fxspNaGRjw pic.twitter.com/oWDytiAOhw — nick diaz (@nickdiaz209) September 28, 2015 A fan started the petition on September 14th and it is up […]