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Will UFC 189 produce a PPV hit?

July 10, 2015 by Jason Cruz 52 Comments

Based on the MGM Friday, the crowd for Saturday’s UFC 189 should be amazing. The question as we always like to speculate is how well will it do on PPV? Jose Aldo pulling out of the fight had to hurt some of the momentum the event promotion had gained from the initial world tour this […]

UFC holds Browne out of International Fight Week activities

July 10, 2015 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC has suspended heavyweight Travis Browne from all International Fight Week festivities this week after pictures were posted by Browne’s partner, Jenna Renee Webb, alleging Browne caused her bodily harm. Webb posted pictures and a statement on her Instagram account although it appears that she may not press criminal charges against him. In a […]

TUF 21 Episode 12 draws 423,000 viewers

July 9, 2015 by Jason Cruz 16 Comments

The Ultimate Fighter 21 season finale drew 423,000 viewers according to Sports TV Ratings. The slight decrease from last week brought the season average to 394,000 viewers. A replay the same night at 10pm PT drew an additional 27,000 viewers. Thus, the west coast feed not very strong or just everyone watched the final at […]

UFC makes subtle changes to logo, design

July 9, 2015 by Jason Cruz 10 Comments

The UFC is changing its logo but you will have to look hard to see the difference. In an effort to revamp the look and feel of the presentation of the brand, the company will unveil subtle changes this weekend. According to an AP story, the UFC hired creative directors at Troika to redesign the […]

Aldo would have made $4 million for UFC 189

July 8, 2015 by Jason Cruz 22 Comments

Although Jose Aldo will not be in the main event for UFC 189, Dana White is discussing the ex-Featherweight champion in his interviews. On ESPN Audio, White indicated that Aldo would have made “close to $4 million” on Saturday night. White talked to Ryen Russillo on his radio show Tuesday to promote UFC 189. Russillo […]