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  • Daily Update: Alberto Del Rio injured, WWE Network special matches

    We’re looking for reports on tonight’s TNA TV tapings from Manchester, England as well as tonight’s NXT shows in Pittsburgh and Largo, FL to Dave Meltzer

    Our only weekend poll will be for the UFC show tomorrow night on FOX, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to Dave Meltzer

    Tons of stuff for your viewing pleasure tonight. 

    BELLATOR TONIGHT ON SPIKE AT 9 P.M. EASTERN TIME FROM FRESNO

    Raphael Butler (263) vs. Tony Johnson (264.4)

    Ryan Couture (155) vs. Patricky Pitbull Freire (155.4)

    Chris Honeycutt (171) vs. Paul Bradley (171)

    Paul Daley (170.2) vs. Andy Uhrich (169.8)  

    NEW JAPAN WORLD PRO WRESTLING RETURNS AT 9 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON AXS TV

    Young Bucks vs. Rocky Romero & Trent Baretta for IWGP jr. tag titles

    Kenny Omega vs. Mascara Dorada for IWGP jr. title

    Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano

    These matches are from last year’s Invasion Attack show, which means A.J. Styles vs. Kota Ibushi should be coming up soon.

    SHINE IPPV AT 9 P.M. FROM YBOR CITY, FL AT WWW.WWNLIVE.COM

    Renee Michelle vs. Barbi Hayden

    Malia Hosaka vs. Thunderkitty

    Jayme Jameson vs. Kimber Lee

    Allysin Kay vs. Su Yung

    Amber Gallows vs. Leva (Blue Pants) for NWA women’s title

    Taylor Made vs. Santana Garrett for Shine championship

    CMLL LIVE FROM ARENA MEXICO AT WWW.CLAROSPORTS.COM AT 9:30 P.M. EASTERN TIME

    Hombre Bala Jr. & Super Halcon Jr. vs. Arkangel de la Muerte & Cancerbero

    Fuego & The Panther & Triton vs. Puma King & Tiger & Virus

    Guerrero Maya Jr. & Titan & Valiente vs. Ephesto & Luciferno & Pierroth

    Gran Guerrero & Mephisto & Niebla Roja vs. Dragon Rojo Jr. & Kraneo & Polvora

    Thunder vs. Euforia

    Dragon Lee & Mistico & Volador Jr. vs. Barbaro Cavernario & Negro Casas & Ultimo Guerrero

    LION FIGHTS TONIGHT FROM TEMECULA, CA AT 10 P.M. ON AXS TV

    Jared Papazian (133) vs. Travis Clay (131.2)

    Coke Chunhawatr (137.4) vs. Anmvar Boynazarov (140.4)

    Chris Culley (150.2) vs. Brian Del Rosario (146.6)

    Kronphet Phetrachapat (143.6) vs. Gaston Bolanos (142.4)

    Ashley Nichos (119.2) vs. Tiffany Van Soest (119) for Womens’ super bantamweight title

    Charlie Peters (146.4) vs. Fabio Pinca (145.2)

    VICTORY FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS ON UFC FIGHT PASS AT 10 P.M.

    Josh Neer vs. Anthony Smith for the middleweight title

    Jake Lindsey vs. Yuri Villefort

    NEW JAPAN FROM KORAKUEN HALL FOR SHINSUKE NAKAMURA’S FAREWELL MATCH AT 4:30 A.M. TONIGHT EASTERN AND 1:30 A.M. PACIFIC ON NEW JAPAN WORLD

    David Finlay vs. Kawato Hirai

    Jay White vs. Yoshi-Hashi

    Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Liger vs. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask

    Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale

    Kushida & Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan vs. Tetsuya Naito & Evil & Bushi

    Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma & Michael Elgin & Juice Robinson vs. Kenny Omega & Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows & Cody Hall

    Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuyori Shibata & Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii in the All-Star trios match

    We’ll be looking for reports on Saturday from the TNA tapings in London, WWE in Macon, GA (Roman Reigns vs. Rusev for WWE title, Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens for IC title, New Day vs. Usos for tag titles) and Chattanooga (Kane vs. Bray Wyatt plus Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman, Luke Harper, Big Show and Kalisto) as well as NXT shows in Royal Oak, MI and Venice, FL.

    UFC ON FOX ON SATURDAY FROM THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK, NJ

    Fight Pass at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time

    Randy Brown vs. Matt Dwyer

    Tony Martin vs. Felipe Olivieri

    Damon Jackson vs. Levan Makashvili

    FS 1 at 5 p.m.

    Alex Bruce Leroy Caceres vs. Masio Fullen

    George Sullivan vs. Alexander Yakovlev

    Wilson Reis vs. Dustin Ortiz

    Kevin Casey vs. Rafael Natal

    Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Diego Ferreira

    Jake Ellenberger vs. Tarec Saffiedine

    FOX at 10 p.m.

    Sage Northcutt vs. Bryan Barbarena

    Iuri Alcantara vs. Jimmie Rivera

    Ben Rothwell vs. Josh Barnett

    Anthony Rumble Johnson vs. Ryan Bader

    PRO WRESTLING NOAH SUNDAY FROM YOKOHAMA BUNKA GYM

    Yoshihiro Takayama & Quiet Storm & Hajime Ohara & Genba Hirayanagi vs. Yoshinari Ogawa & Akitoshi Saito & Hitoshi Kumano & Kaito Kiyomiya

    Desperado vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru

    Shelton Benjamin vs. Mitsuhiro Kitamiya

    Maybach Taniguchi vs. Takashi Iizuka

    Daisuke Harada & Atsushi Kotoge vs. Taka Michinoku & Taichi for GHC jr. tag titles

    Taiji Ishimori vs. Kenou for GHC jr. title 

    Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Mohammed Yone & Katsuhiko Nakajima for GHC tag titles

    Minoru Suzuki vs. Go Shiozaki

    Naomichi Marufuji vs. Takashi Sugiura for GHC heavyweight title

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    Figure Four Weekly 1/18/2016: Gawker’s motion to dismiss Hulk Hogan lawsuit denied
    Gawker’s motion to dismiss the Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit is denied, plus news and notes

    Wrestling Observer Newsletter

    The Latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter: February 1, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2016 Royal Rumble, Road to Wrestlemania, more

    Coverage of the Royal Rumble and where things lead to WrestleMania is the lead story in a jam-packed news issue of the Wrestling Observer.  TNA’s statements regarding A.J. Styles, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson, the timing, what is accurate, and a lot that wasn’t in those statements as to why the deal didn’t happen. The process that led the stars from New Japan and more. The Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum injuries and title match cancellation and what directions UFC took to try and save it.  More on the injury to Hiroshi Tanahashi, the death of Archie “Mongolian Stomper” Gouldie, some stories about his life and career.  WWE Hall of Fame class of 2016, New Japan Fantatstica Mania tour with full rundowns and stories behind it, Nikki Bella injury and what led to the increase in ratings for Raw and Smackdown.

    The story behind why HHH won the title, why it was the right booking decision given the destination, questions about the execution, the confusing Fast Lane main event, what the original booking plan was behind Roman Reigns ascension to the top and why it was so hard for Vince McMahon to decide against his winning at last year’s WrestleMania, and questions about the crowds at Fast Lane and Mania for the main events. Update WrestleMania, chart out the Royal Rumble with how long everyone was in, eliminations, and news, Rumble business, poll results and match-by-match results with star ratings. 

    The situation with New Japan losing talent, and how the CMLL stars did on the tour.

    The arrival of Shinsuke Nakamura to WWE and why he’s in NXT, an update on Daniel Bryan, NXT finances for talent, another endorsement deal for Dwayne Johnson, notes on the next WWE network live special, updates on NXT talent coming to the main roster, lots of WWE injury notes, WWE plans for post-Mania and the European tour, Lesnar dates, details on NXT tapings as well as details on all the weekend WWE events.

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    Check out the latest Online Wrestling Observer BACK ISSUE: December 28, 1998 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Bischoff gets historic NBC deal, WCW files lawsuit against WWF over Wrestling With Shadows, more

    Eric Bischoff and NBC work out a historic deal to air WCW on NBC, WCW files a lawsuit against WWF over Wrestling With Shadows, plus tons of news.

    THURSDAY NEWS UPDATE

    Dana White said today that Cain Velasquez will be undergoing back surgery but is expected to make a full recovery in four weeks.

    Gypsy Joe has been on a ventilator since last Thursday.  Joe had one of the longest wrestling careers in history.  He’ll be having a procedure done and try to get him off the ventilator.  If that doesn’t work he will be released to hospice care.  He was something of a legend in Japan for his willingness to take punishment and for his conditioning into his 60s.

    Alberto Del Rio is out of action with a back injury.  He was scheduled on WWE’s weekend shows to face Kalisto.  The injury came from taking a vertical suplex from Brock Lesnar in the Royal Rumble.  He will be reevaluated on Monday in Birmingham.  

    Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus and Brock Lesnar vs. Luke Harper are now confirmed for the next WWE Network live special on 3/12 from Toronto’s Ricoh Coliseum.  There will also be a Highlight Reel with Chris Jericho.  A.J. Styles, Paige and New Day will also be on the show.

    Abel “Juan” Reynosa passed away this past week at the age of 59.  Reynosa wrestled most of his career in his hometown of San Antonio.  He got his main career pushes as Taras Bulba working in Tennessee and had a run as a headliner in the latter days of World Class Championship Wrestling, feuding with Jerry Lawler and Kerry Von Erich.

    Lucha Underground did 109,000 viewers on Tuesday night on El Rey for the live show and an impressive 85,000 for the immediate replay.  Those were the best numbers the show has ever done, which makes sense, because they had more publicity going in than any episode to date, particularly the ESPN hit.

    WWE

    • With Sheamus injured, the scheduled Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus house show main events are now Reigns vs. Rusev (who is now the one man League of Nation) for the WWE title.
    • Adrian Jaoude, who is a WWE developmental performer from Brazil, who they are grooming to be a major Brazilian star, will be competing in the 2016 Olympics.  The WWE web site has a story on him.
    • Advertised for 2/17 in Fresno is Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt and Ryback & The Dudleys vs. Erick Rowan & Luke Harper & Braun Strowman (thanks to Bryan White)
    • The March NXT show in Columbus, OH sold out immediately today.  That was expected given it’s a small building and it’s the Arnold Fitness Expo weekend.
    • The stock was up 8 cents today to close at $17.90.
    • An article on Big E learning the entertainment side of wrestling
    • A story on Carmella from the Staten Island Advance, noting she’s really not from Staten Island
    • T-Mobile adds WWE to Binge On
    • A.J. Styles entrance music

    UFC

    MISCELLANEOUS

    • Hiroshi Tanahashi did worktoday’s New Japan show in Tokorozawa.  He dislocated his shoulder last week but is refusing to take any time off.
    • WaleMania II was officially announced for 3/31 at Winston’s Supper club in Dallas.  Tickets go on sale Monday at www.MLW.com andwww.WaleMania.EventBrite.com  There will be a live podcast with Konnan, Court Bauer and Mister Saint Laurent.  From 8-9 p.m. for VIP ticket holders only there will be a meet and greet cocktail party with a special guest to be announced (may be a big one), red carpet arrival and first access to the venue for a seat for the podcast.  The podcast for VIP & GA ticket holders will be 9-11 p.m. with a live Q&A with fans.  11 p.m. to 2 a.m. will be an after party featuring a Wale concert.  Many major names from pro wrestling will be there.  VIP tickets are $50 and GA are $15.  You must be 21 or older to attend and you will be ID’d.
    • Lucha Underground debuts in Canada.  It will be on TLN  Sunday at 10 p.m. Eastern., with the episode that aired in the U.S. on Wednesday 
    • Kurt Angle is publicly campaigning for Marco Rubio for president.
    • A story on the top matches of 2015
    • A photo feature on legends from Wrestling at the Chase TV in St. Louis
    • An interview with Bobby Roode & James Storm from England’s Sky News Radio
    • Raquel of TNA, real name Gabi Castrovinci from Tough Enough, is now training in Orlando at the Team Vision Dojo.  They’ve been filming her for a possible TV show. 
    • Tuesday night CMLL results from Guadalanjar:  Furia Roja & Carlos Roggi  b Explosivo & Star Black, Canelo Casas & Metalico & Rafaga b Magnum & Magnus & Oro Jr., Fuego & Guerrero Maya Jr. & The Panther b Cuatrero & Forastero & Sanson, Dragon Lee & Mistico & Volador Jr. b Mephisto & Ephesto & Luciferno, Marco Corleone & La Mascara & Rush b Dragon Rojo Jr. & Kraneo & Thunder (thanks to Kris Zellner)
    • Sean Wheelock, a regular guest of our show, will be announcing the Victory Fighting Championships tonight on UFC Fight Pass at 10 p.m.

    ON THIS DAY IN WORLD PRO WRESTLING HISTORY: Daily pro wrestling history (1/29): Junkyard Dog & Killer Karl Kox win Mid South Tag Team Titles

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  • UFC On FOX 18: Johnson vs. Bader weigh-in results and live video

    Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of the UFC On FOX 18: Johnson vs. Bader weigh-ins from the Prudential Center at the MGM Grand in Newark, New Jersey. The fighters will hit the scale at 4 PM eastern time. The card airs on Saturday with the main card on FOX at 8 PM eastern time. Preliminary card action kicks off at 3:30 PM eastern time on UFC Fight Pass before heading over to FOX Sports 1 at 5 PM eastern time with additional preliminary bouts. This will be the Octagon’s seventh visit to Newark.

    The event is headlined by a title eliminator bout in the UFC’s light heavyweight division as #2 ranked Anthony “Rumble” Johnson takes on #4 ranked Ryan Bader, winner of five straight fights. In the co-main event, it will be a pivotal bout in the heavyweight division as former UFC Heavyweight Champion and #8 ranked Josh Barnett takes on #7 ranked Ben Rothwell. Also on the main card is the FOX network debut of rising 19-year-old prospect Sage Northcutt, who meets Bryan Barberena in a welterweight bout.

    MAIN CARD (FOX- 8 PM ET/5 PM PT):
    Anthony Johnson (205.25) vs. Ryan Bader (205)
    Josh Barnett (241) vs. Ben Rothwell (265)
    Iuri Alcantara (135.25) vs. Jimmie Rivera (135)
    Sage Northcutt (170) vs. Bryan Barberena (170)

    PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 5 PM ET/2 PM PT):
    Tarec Saffiedine (169.75) vs. Jake Ellenberger (170)
    Olivier Aubin-Mercier (155) vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira (156)
    Rafael Natal (185) vs. Kevin Casey (185.25)
    Dustin Ortiz (125) vs. Wilson Reis (126)
    George Sullivan (171) vs. Alexander Yakovlev (171)
    Alex Caceres (145) vs. Masio Fullen (145)

    PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 3:30 PM ET/12:30 PM PT):
    Matt Dwyer (169) vs. Randy Brown (171)
    Damon Jackson (145) vs. Levan Makashvili (145)
    Tony Martin (155) vs. Felipe Olivieri (155)

  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Jim Genia on MMA in New York, UFC on Fox, Ronda on SNL, more

    With MMA’s legalization in New York delayed a bit longer this past week and with UFC touching down in New Jersey, who better to talk to about the MMA scene in the Empire State than New York-based MMA journalist and author Jim Genia?

    Jim dropped by the 31st edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out with the following items on the menu:

    – How Jim got into MMA writing

    – His thoughts on Ronda Rousey’s debut on Saturday Night Live and the subsequent vitriol that erupted online

    – The mess that was the former UFC 196 and thoughts on the roles of both Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez

    – Whether Jim thinks Velasquez is past his “expiration date” as a fighter

    – A detailed look at what this past week meant for MMA being legalized in New York, and what he’s learned in over 10 years of covering the case.

    – His memories of seeing Frankie Edgar, Jon Jones, Chris Weidman and Aljamain Sterling on the regional scene and their current plight today

    – Our thoughts on some of the action coming up on Fox in Newark, NJ….and more!

    Take a look at Jim’s coverage here, here, and here, buy his book, and then click below to listen to the show:

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  • Chael Sonnen cast for new season of The Apprentice on NBC

    Chael Sonnen has been announced for the cast of the new season of NBC’s “The Apprentice” television show.

    The show, which will be hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger and filmed in Southern California.

    Its debut on the network has not been announced.

    Sonnen currently works for ESPN doing analysis of major UFC shows. He is under suspension from fighting for failing two different drug tests for a number of banned substances and has announced his retirement.

    Besides Sonnen, competing for the $250,000 first prize earmarked for a charity of the celebrity’s choice will be Laila Ali, actress and fitness guru Brooke Burke-Charvet, NFL legend Eric Dickerson, legendary singer Boy George American Ninja Warrior host Matt Iseman, actress and former VH-1 host Carrie Keagan, TV star Carson Kressley, women’s basketball legend Lisa Leslie, actor/comedian Jon Lovitz, Motley Crue’s Vince Neil, TV reality show star Nicole Polizzi (“Snooki”), Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams, former college and NFL star Ricky Williams and singer Carrie Wilson of Wilson Phillips.

  • UFC 196 moved to FS1, Hendricks vs Thompson will headline

    Due to injuries to both champion Fabricio Werdum and challenger Cain Velasquez, UFC announced today that its next scheduled PPV, on 2/6, will be changed to a live show on FS 1.

    While UFC has canceled PPV events in the past, they have never kept the card on itself and moved it to free television.

    Dana White told Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports the news earlier today.

    The rest of the scheduled PPV lineup, with a main event of Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, will air on FS 1 along with the scheduled prelims already earmarked for the show.

    The show will remain at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

  • Cain Velasquez injured, out of UFC 196; Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic now headlines UFC 196

    A back injury has forced former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez (13-2, 11-2 UFC) from his chance at regaining the championship next month. Velasquez has been forced to pull out of the main event of UFC 196, where he was scheduled to fight UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum (20-5-1, 8-2 UFC) in the main event of the February 6 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Werdum will now defend the championship against Stipe Miocic (14-2, 8-2 UFC) at the event in the headline bout. UFC President Dana White made the announcement on Sunday on his Twitter page.

    Cain Velasquez is out with a back injury. Stipe vs Werdum for the heavyweight championship February 6th. pic.twitter.com/vPRJYJvOjL

    — Dana White (@danawhite) January 24, 2016

    Miocic gets the title shot after scoring a 54-second knockout win over Andrei Arlovski at UFC 195 earlier this month. Miocic was expected to fight the winner of the bout between Werdum and Velasquez, but his title opportunity will come on less than two weeks’ notice. Miocic has won five of his last six fights overall.

    It will be the first title defense for Werdum after he submittied Velasquez to win the championship at UFC 188 in June. Werdum has won six straight fights overall.

    UFC 196 takes place from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Super Bowl Weekend and airs on pay-per-view. Former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks takes on Stephen Thompson in the co-main event.

    The following was post to Cain’s FB Page after the announcement:

    I’m sure you’ve heard the news that I won’t be able to fight at UFC 196. I can’t begin to tell you how disappointed I am and how I feel I’m letting you all down. I’ve heard and read all of your messages of support since my last fight and during this camp and for that I thank you.

    Training camp has been difficult for the last few weeks, but sometimes no matter how much the heart and mind want to fight through an injury, healing has its own timeline. We thought we’d get through it, but we had to face the truth that it wasn’t going to be OK in time to fight. All of us fighters have all fought injured at one time or another, but I can’t ignore this injury, as my doctor has indicated that not addressing the problems with my sciatic nerve could have longer-term consequences.

    My fans deserve to see me compete as close to 100% as possible. I’m committed to giving them that. I’m not going to let my fans down, and I want to make sure I do the right things to ensure a long career.

    Fabricio, I hope that you accept my sincere apology. I understand how you may think this is an excuse. From one professional to another, I can tell you I was committed and looking forward to competing with you again. I greatly respect you as a fighter and man, and we will meet soon.

    I will get this taken care of as soon as possible. I will heal and will come back and show you the Cain Velasquez you all deserve to see.

    Sincerely,

    Cain

  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Boston Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont on his first UFC experience

    Through the years, MMA fans have all cringed when mainstream sports writers get their first taste of the sport and then assail the sport in print. So when the Boston Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont got a break from his Boston Bruins beat for a night and headed to the TD Garden for UFC Fight Night last Sunday, it wouldn’t have been a surprise if he had the same reaction many before him, including the Globe’s Bob Ryan, had before.

    However, Kevin survived his experience and is ready to tell the tale on the 30th edition of Josh Nason’s Punch Out! This is a free edition of the show, so please link and share liberally.

    In a 40-minute talk (link below), Josh and Kevin talked about:

    – How he got the assignment to begin with

    – The whereabouts of former Bruins goalie and UFC fan Tim Thomas

    – His approach to the assignment

    – His likes and dislikes at the event

    – His thoughts on Dana White after interviewing him for 45 minutes

    – The parallels of pro hockey players to MMA athletes and the two sports in general

    – Whether he’d ever go back…and plenty more.

    Take a look at Kevin’s coverage here and here, and then click below to listen to the show:

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  • VIDEO: Watch today’s UFC 197 Press Conference

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AQ7dlmZIFU

    UFC 197 is still over a month away, but with tickets going on sale this week, UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos, UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor, UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and Miesha Tate will be involved in today’s UFC 197 Press Conference from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which hosts the event on March 5. Dos Anjos will defend the UFC Lightweight Championship against McGregor, who will be looking to become the first fighter to hold two titles in two different weight classes at the same time when he goes for 155-pound gold in the main event of UFC 197. In the co-main event, Holm will make her first title defense against Tate, winner of four straight fights. Hear from those four, along with UFC President Dana White, at 2 PM eastern time by watching above.

    Also announced for the UFC 197 card is Filthy Four Daily co-host and our very own Tom Lawlor taking on Corey Anderson in a light heavyweight bout, Erick Silva taking on Nordine Taleb in a welterweight bout, and a featherweight clash between Darren Elkins and Chas Skelly.

  • FS1 scores big ratings success from UFC Boston event

    Photo: Esther Lin of MMAFighting.com

    Ratings are in for this past Sunday’s UFC Fight Night on Fox Sports 1 and they’re excellent. 

    Sunday’s four fight main card from Boston, headlined by Dominick Cruz defeating TJ Dillashaw for the UFC bantamweight title, averaged 2.288 million viewers for the nearly three hour broadcast — the second highest number ever for UFC on that network, trailing only the January 2015 Boston show headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver.

    Even more impressively, the two-hour prelims show (Patrick Cote vs Ben Saunders was the featured fight of four televised bouts) averaged 1.767 million viewers. That’s good for the fourth highest rated UFC show on FS 1, just behind the promotion’s debut show in August 2013 that was headlined by Chael Sonnen vs. Shogun Rua. Coincidentally, that was also in Boston.

    With the expirement of running a UFC show following NFL’s NFC playoff games earlier in the day on FOX – and heavily promoting the show during the game – proving to be a ratings success, expect the Sunday January show to become an annual tradition.