Brock Lesnar hasn’t commented publicly regarding rumors he has entered negotiations for a return to UFC, but when presented with a hypothetical fight option, Lesnar did have something to say. One speculated opponent for Lesnar […]
With both Bellator and UFC running low-key events last weekend without many big names, it was Bellator that was able to draw the most viewers. The Friday night Bellator event from Thackerville, Oklahoma was headlined […]
Rory MacDonald made a big splash in the cage in his long awaited Bellator debut, but he failed to drum up much interest when it came to television viewership. Last Friday’s Bellator 179 event headlined […]
Two familiar critics of UFC were back at it on Twitter on Tuesday. The first, Al Iaquinta never really let up but his assault on the company continued and he extended his angst to Reebok, […]
Saturday’s Super Bowl weekend UFC event from Houston, despite not offering much from a marquee standpoint, did excellent ratings on FS1. The main card, headlined by a fight between Dennis Bermudez and a returning “Korean […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov has big plans for the lightweight division and put Tony Ferguson and Conor McGregor on notice this week. Speaking with Fox Sports, Khabib Nurmagomedov said he plans to defeat Tony Ferguson before erasing […]
For the second time, Mirko Cro Cop has called an end to his professional fighting career. He says this time it’s for good. Just days after winning the Rizin Grand Prix tournament in Japan, Cro […]
For the first time in a while, Mickey Gall won’t be getting what he asked for. Gall, who was successful in securing fights with C.M. Punk and Sage Northcutt after calling them out during post-fight […]
Former top Strawweight Championship contender, Rose Namajunas has her sights set on “The Karate Hottie.” Namajunas took to her Instagram account to congratulate Michelle Waterson after her quick submission win over Paige VanZant Saturday night […]
DANA WHITE HAS PLANS FOR ROGER WHITTAKER Robert Whittaker is set to see a step up in competition and profile for his next fight. Dana White told Fox Sports that he expects Whittaker’s next fight […]
WHERE DOES GSP-UFC RELATIONSHIP STAND? Yesterday’s announcement of the official launch of the MMA Athletes Association left a lot of talking points coming out of the two-hour conference call. One major talking point that has […]
In a pertinent contrast to today’s new “Media & Business” column discussing the declining TV ratings for UFC on cable and broadcast TV, ten years ago today UFC and Spike TV were celebrating a ratings […]
THE UFC TELEVISION PARADOX While it is hardly surprising that a UFC Fight Night card headlined by John Lineker and John Dodson drew the worst primetime UFC television rating of 2016, it may serve as a […]
Saturday’s UFC on Fox 20 card garnered the highest overnight rating for a Fox event since the UFC on Fox 14 card in January of 2015, bringing in 2.44 million average viewers. Those numbers increased […]
The two-hour preliminary card for Saturday’s UFC 196 broadcast on Fox Sports 1 drew quite well, with Sports TV Ratings reporting that 1.843 million average viewers tuned in prior to the pay-per-view main card. That […]
Bellator 149, derided as its been since last Friday night, accomplished precisely what Bellator set out to accomplish with the Ken Shamrock-Royce Gracie rematch and Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000. Jason Floyd of TheMMAReport.com reported […]
Saturday’s UFC on Fox 18 broadcast drew an average audience of 2.43 million viewers in the overnight ratings, according to a report from TVByTheNumbers.com. That’s up from last month’s UFC on Fox 17 card, which […]
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