MMA Junkie reports on Phoenix International Raceway and its continued sponsorship with Dominick Cruz despite his prolonged absence from the Octagon. Cruz returns to action this Saturday at UFC 178 as the headliner of the FS1 prelims. In the past, Cruz has served as an “Honorary Pace Car Driver” for a NASCAR event at the […]
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TUF 20 Episode 3: 433,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that last night’s third episode of TUF on FS1 scored an average viewership of 433,000 which marks the lowest live viewership for the show this season. In the fight of the show, Jessica Penne defeated Lisa Ellis with a rear-naked choke. TUF 20 on FS1 Episode 1 […]
TUF 20 Episode 2 Live +3 increases viewership 65%
MMA Payout has learned that the second episode of TUF 20 last week on FS1 received an increase of 65% to 946,000 viewers. This reflects a bump of 372,000 viewers.. The Live + 3 viewership average (excluding Ep 1’s Fox re-air) is slightly over 888,000 viewers and the live viewership average is 555,000 viewers. Payout […]
Jones states he lost Nike sponsorship due to Cormier brawl
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones stated that he lost his sponsorship with Nike due to his August 4th brawl with Daniel Cormier. Jones revealed this information during Tuesday’s Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing. Jones expressed remorse for his role in the fight and indicated he lost his Nike sponsorship as a result of the […]
Silva issued 70K fine, indefinite suspension from NAC
In a busy session of the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s monthly meeting, it issued a $70,000 fine and an indefinite suspension to Wanderlei Silva. The ruling comes just days after Silva announced his retirement. The ruling was based on Silva eluding a drug test in preparation for his UFC 175 match-up with Chael Sonnen. The […]