MMA Fighting reports that Fox Sports apologized for remarks Sonnen made during his Fox Sports Live “crossover” appearance with the Fox crew on Monday. Sonnen attempted to make a pop cultural reference using Rihanna which has gotten him in trouble. In Fox’s “roundtable” talk with a bunch of random talking heads and Gary Payton, the […]
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Mitrione atones for Fox comments in article
Outsports.com (via Bloody Elbow) ran an article on Matt Mitrione in which he regrets the comments he made about transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox. The interview covers several topics and is a form of atonement in which the UFC suspended and then fined the Heavyweight. Mitrione stated to Outsports that he “made a fool of […]
PPV History (or lack thereof) of UFC 164 main eventers
UFC Fight Night 27: 824,000 viewers
The Wrestling Observer (subscription required) reports the ratings for Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 27 did a 0.69 rating for an average of 824,000 viewers. While the number is good for the network, its less than stellar for UFC viewership. The good news for FS1 is that the ratings for Wednesday’s UFC live event beat out […]
UFC 161 and 163 PPV estimates low
MMA Fighting reports that early estimates of UFC 163 featuring the Korean Zombie fighting Jose Aldo are between 170K to 190K buys. UFC 161 has been estimated at 135K to 155K PPV buys. According to Dave Meltzer, both of the estimates are from individuals within the cable and MMA industry. They indicated the estimated PPV […]