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Dustin Poirier will be challenging Charles Oliveira for the UFC lightweight title on December 11th as part of UFC 269.   No official word on the location although Las Vegas is the likely venue. It will be the first title defense for Oliveira who earned the title by defeating Michael Chandler in May at UFC 262. […]

In this episode I take a look at the Ninth Circuit’s reversal of the trial court’s dismissal of Mark Hunt’s claims regarding fraud and battery. This is a novel issue and we will see if the UFC will appeal or take its chances in the trial court as it faces fact discovery.

UFC Fight Night 192 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. Headliner Anthony Smith scored a bonus after his third straight first-round stoppage. Smith drew a $50K bonus for his submission of Ryan Spann in the main event of the night.  Also receiving bonuses was Joaquin Buckley who earned a third-round […]

WWE NXT drew 770,000 viewers on the USA Network on Tuesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The first show of the rebranding of NXT featured a wedding.  The telecast was the 10th best show on Wednesday night in cable.  NXT drew 0.21 in the A18-49 demo, 0.13 in F18-49 and 0.29 in the A18-49 […]

AEW Rampage impressed once again in the ratings on Friday night as it was the top draw in cable ratings on Friday night.  The telecast on TNT drew 722,000 overall viewers on Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The telecast drew a high of 0.34 in the A18-49 demo and 0.48 in the male […]