Earlier today, during a last minute scheduled press conference call from Montreal, Georges St-Pierre announced that he is going to take an indefinite leave of absence from the UFC and vacate his welterweight title in order to deal with personal issues. GSP opened up the conference call with the following statement, I’ve been fighting a […]
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Women’s 115lb division added to UFC
Dana White has announced that the UFC has signed 11 women’s straw weights to the UFC roster from Invicta FC. The new 115 pound division will also make-up the first all-women’s season of TUF. just announced a new women’s 115lb division. We have signed 11 women and they will be the first all women’s season […]
UFC Fight Night 33: 755,000 viewers
UFC Fight Night 33 on Friday night scored an average viewership of 755,000. The event was held at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia and featured an unforgettable heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt and Bigfoot Silva, which was scored a majority draw. UFC Fight Nights on FS1 UFC Fight Night 26: 1.78 million viewers UFC […]
Fox looks at TUF ratings differently
The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) reported the ratings of this past season’s Ultimate Fighter and addressed the reasons for its 22 percent viewership drop in its first season on FS1. But Fox execs are not worried as it is assessing the overall consumption of the reality show. According to the article, the overall consumption […]