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| UFC spikes competition with knockout ratings Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:53 PM CDT
UFC Fight Night 15 came out swinging Wednesday night and garnered the #1 spot among men 18-34, 18-49, 18-24, and 25-34. The Spike telecast drew 913,000 men 18-49 and 465,000 men 18-34 for a combined draw of 1,378,000. The event from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska averaged an audience of 1.8 million viewers with a peak of 2.3 million during Nate Diaz’s battle with Josh Neer in the main event. While Fight Night 15 had a lower peak than July’s Fight Night 14, which peaked with 4.46 million viewers, it should be noted that FN14 was held on a Saturday night and had the luxury of Anderson Silva in the main event. Still, those numbers were enough to sack the gang at ESPN who went deep with College Football’s Louisville vs. Kansas State game and also struck out the boys at ESPN2 who tried to hit a home run with Baseball’s American League pennant race. Even combining the two could not submit the UFC and Spike as the all-sports network needed two events to draw 858,000 men 18-49 and 373,000 men 18-34 for a combined draw of 1,231,000. In addition, the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter 8 ranked #1 with men 18-49 in its time slot with an average audience of 1.6 million viewers. Not too shabby. |
| Elite XC strips KJ Noons’ lightweight belt Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:11 PM CDT
Elite XC Head of Fight Operations Jeremy Lappen announces that the promotion has had enough of the back-and-forth with its lightweight champion and has stripped him of his 160-pound belt. Noons defeated Nick Diaz to win the first-ever lightweight championship and then defended the belt just once against Yves Edwards. Diaz — who won several fights during that time to get back in contention — was then labeled the number contender. Noons and his management team didn’t agree, saying that a fighter like Eddie Alvarez was a more worthy opponent. So when Noons refused to fight Diaz at Elite XC: “Heat” on CBS “Saturday Night Fights” on October 4 the promotion apparently felt as if it had no other choice but to use the only ace left up its sleeve. Noons was not cut, but it’s hard to imagine that he would want to continue fighting for the promotion. In the past he’s expressed an interest to box on the professional circuit, which provides him with other opportunities if he so chooses. |
| Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion II weigh-in results Posted: 19 Sep 2008 08:24 PM CDT
We’re now through with the last of the formalities and a matter of hours away from showtime at the world famous Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California. The main card, as well as two under card bouts, will be streamed live on Sherdog.com beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m local). Here are the final weigh in results for the fighters competing tomorrow night:
Note: Fighters are allowed one extra pound in non-title fights for clothing It should be an action-packed night of fights tomorrow night live from the Playboy Mansion. We'll have all the updates and results for you right here on MMAmania.com before, during and after the show. Check in early and often. |
| Rashad Evans Microsoft commercial video ‘I’m a PC’ Posted: 19 Sep 2008 02:57 PM CDT Perhaps the reason for the Bill Gates mugshot t-shirt he wore at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” earlier this month. |
| UFC 90 fight card complete for ‘Silva vs. Cote’ PPV event October 25 Posted: 19 Sep 2008 02:40 PM CDT
We've already passed along the fight announcements that were made today for UFC 90: "Silva vs. Cote," which will take place from Allstate Arena in the Chicago area on Saturday, October 25, 2008. Therefore, let's have a look at the full (and hopefully final) fight card:
It's important to note that in addition to the championship main event, there are three bouts on the televised main card that have important title implications — all in different divisions. The winner of the bout between Sanchez and Alves will likely earn a welterweight title shot in the first half of 2009, Werdum has been guaranteed a title shot with a win (although he may have to wait quite a bit to get it) and Griffin or Sherk will likely rocket to the top of the 155-pound ladder right behind Kenny Florian. Indeed, several fighters have a lot at stake, which hopefully translates into one action-packed night of mixed martial arts action. UFC 90 will air live on pay-per-view (PPV), beginning at 10 p.m. ET. For more on the event please visit our archive section right here. |
| UFC Quick Quote: Nate Marquardt calls out all top middleweight contenders Posted: 19 Sep 2008 12:06 PM CDT
– Confident after his brutal domination of Martin Kampmann at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” earlier this month, former number one middleweight contender Nate Marquardt tells FightHype.com that he wants another crack at division kingpin, Anderson Silva. And he’s ready to take on the the best 185-pound fighters in the category, including Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping, to prove that he deserves a second chance. Silva defeated Marquardt at UFC 73: “Stacked” in July 2007 via first round technical knockout. Bisping is already scheduled to face Chris Leben at UFC 89 next month, making a showdown with Henderson the more likely option — there’s simply not a huge pool of challengers atop the division. And one has to imagine that the winner of the bout between Bisping and Leben will next earn a date with the champion because both fighters are so marketable. |
| Chuck Liddell seminar/autograph session Xtreme Couture Toronto Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:52 AM CDT
Xtreme Couture Toronto and MMACanada.net have teamed up to present a all-day training session and autograph session with former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck “Iceman” Liddell in Toronto, Canada, on October 19, coinciding with UFC 89: "Bisping vs. Leben" event the day prior. Chuck is coming off arguably the toughest loss of his career at the hands of Rashad Evans via brutal knockout back at UFC 88: "Breakthrough." Nonetheless, “Iceman” will put it all behind him and put on a seminar at Xtreme Couture on Sunday, October 19 and follow it up with what is expected to be a very busy one-hour meet and greet/autograph signing. Sponsors of the event include TapouT, Staredown Fight Wear, Redemption Fight Wear, Xyience and The Substance Group. We will of course pass along a behind the scenes look into Chuck's first visit to the Toronto area since 2004. But for those who want to experience it firsthand and/or purchase tickets please click here. Sean McManus is the Director of Media Relations for MMACanada.net. For more information on the MMA scene up in Canada check out MMACanada.net. |
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