MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for Saturday night’s UFC on Fox 10 from The United Center in Chicago. The event drew 10,895 for a live gate of $863,655 according to the announcement at the post-fight news conference. The attendance is the lowest in the past three Januarys. Via MMA Junkie: The UFC […]
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Contingency plans announced for UFC 169
MMA Junkie reports that UFC 169 could be moved to Sunday night instead of Saturday due to the possibility of winter weather impacting the region for Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday. The announcement comes as only a precautionary measure in the instance that the weather for Super Bowl Sunday would be so bad the game […]
Dana White’s “The Fighters” Discovery Debut – 347,000 viewers
MMAPayout has learned through Nielsen sources that Dana White’s “The Fighters” debut last night on the Discovery Channel drew an average of 347,000 viewers. The 347,000 viewer average was not good enough to place it in the top 100 cable shows for the day. In fact, there were 9 telecasts on Discovery alone that had a […]
UFC Fight Night 38 in March heads to Sunday
Mike Chiapetta of FoxSports.com reports that UFC Fight Night 38 will be held on Sunday, March 23 instead of Saturday night. According to Chiappetta, the move to Sundays was not due to a scheduling conflict but a choice by the UFC and Fox. UFC/Fox “wanted to try a Sunday, the most-watched TV night of the […]
White addresses Wednesday night events
MMA Junkie reports on Dana White’s reaction to the gate on Wednesday night events. UFC Fight Night 35 drew 5,822 and a live gate of $231,951. Dana White admitted that Wednesday night shows are a tough draw however he believed that it would be a complimentary lead-in for TUF Nations on FS1 which debuted after […]