USADA notified the UFC on Wednesday that Lyoto Machida declared using a banned substance during an out-of-competition sample collection last week. As a result, his fight with Dan Henderson scheduled for UFC on Fox 19 this Saturday on Fox has been taken off the card. Machida stated that he was unaware that the substance was […]
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UFC on Fox 18 Prelims draw 702,000 viewers
UFC on Fox 18 Prelims drew 702,000 viewers on FS1 on Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event on Fox Sports 2 which preceded the Fox event improved over the 693,000 viewers on UFC on Fox 17 this past December. The showcase fight of the 3-hour prelim event saw Tarec Saffiedine defeat Jake […]
UFC on Fox 18 Reebok Payouts
The UFC announced its payouts from the Reebok sponsorship deal. The apparel company paid out $137,500 for Saturday night’s event with UFC vets Anthony Johnson, Ryan Bader and Jake Ellenberger cashing in. Via MMA Junkie: Anthony Johnson: $15,000 def. Ryan Bader: $15,000 Ben Rothwell: $5,000 def. Josh Barnett: $5,000 Jimmie Rivera: $2,500 def. Iuri Alcantara: […]
UFC on Fox 18 draws 2.43M in overnight ratings
UFC Fight Night 18 on Fox Saturday night drew an overnight average of 2.43 million viewers with an 0.8 rating among adults 18-49 and a 3 share per Television By Numbers. The event aired on Fox from 8:00pm-10:00pm ET with the main event between Anthony Johnson and Ryan Bader ending prior to 10:00pm. UFC on […]
UFC on Fox 18 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from UFC on Fox 18 Anthony Johnson, Ben Rothwell, Jimmie Rivera and Iuri Alcantara drew the $50,000 fight-night bonuses. Johnson and Rothwell won Performance of the Night while Rivera and Alcantara won for Fight of the Night. The bonuses were announced at the post-UFC on Fox press […]