Colby Covington: ‘Flawless’ Win Over Lawler Cemented Legacy (Interview)

Colby Covington extended his winning streak in a big way in the main event of UFC Newark. There, he dominated Robbie Lawler from the get-go and won all five rounds on each judge’s scorecards. However, the lead-up to the fight was not easy for Cov…

Colby Covington extended his winning streak in a big way in the main event of UFC Newark. There, he dominated Robbie Lawler from the get-go and won all five rounds on each judge’s scorecards. However, the lead-up to the fight was not easy for Covington. He suffered a very serious cut above his eye that […]

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Michael Bisping Explains Why Robbie Lawler vs. Darren Till Makes Sense

Michael Bisping believes the timing is right for a welterweight showdown between Robbie Lawler and Darren Till. Lawler was seen in action at UFC Newark. The former UFC welterweight champion collided with Colby Covington inside the Prudential Center in …

Michael Bisping believes the timing is right for a welterweight showdown between Robbie Lawler and Darren Till. Lawler was seen in action at UFC Newark. The former UFC welterweight champion collided with Colby Covington inside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Covington turned in a dominant performance, sweeping Lawler on the judges’ scorecards. Bisping […]

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UFC Newark Draws Lowest ESPN Fight Night Ratings To Date

UFC Newark, also known as UFC on ESPN 5, did not do well on TV ratings. According to the always reliable Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting, the card averaged 680,000 viewers but did peak at 945,000 during the main event. While the prelims averaged 523,000 viewers. Of course, UFC Newark saw a pivotal main event […]

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UFC Newark, also known as UFC on ESPN 5, did not do well on TV ratings.

According to the always reliable Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting, the card averaged 680,000 viewers but did peak at 945,000 during the main event. While the prelims averaged 523,000 viewers.

Of course, UFC Newark saw a pivotal main event fight with Colby Covington taking on Robbie Lawler. There, should “Chaos” win he would be getting a title shot, so the stakes were high. Ultimately, he did exactly that as he dominated “Ruthless” and won every round on all judge’s scorecards.

The lead-up to the fight was also intense as Covington really sold the fight well. But, it obviously wasn’t enough to attract more viewers. However, the card did air during the day time, prelims at noon eastern, on a Saturday so it is possible people were out. Comparing that to the Philadelphia card which was an early evening card, averaged 828,000 viewers.

UFC Newark was also not the most stacked show, as, on the main card, there were no ranked fighters other than the main event. Yet, something going UFC Newark’s way is the fact that it beat the baseball game between the New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox during the same time slot.

Are you surprised by the low numbers brought in by UFC Newark?

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Kamaru Usman Claims Colby Covington Told Robbie Lawler ‘I Love You, Man,’ After Fight

Kamaru Usman can’t stop receiving messages from fans asking him to kill Colby Covington. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ is expected to battle the controversial ‘Chaos’ following Covington’s clean-sweep over Robbie Lawler a…

Kamaru Usman can’t stop receiving messages from fans asking him to kill Colby Covington. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ is expected to battle the controversial ‘Chaos’ following Covington’s clean-sweep over Robbie Lawler at last weekend’s UFC Newark. However, Usman recently told Chael Sonnen the fight is not official as of yet: “No, that is not official. Nothing’s […]

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Kamaru Usman: Thousands Want Me To Kill ‘Big Douche’ Colby Covington

Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington are on a collision course. The top UFC welterweights got into a heated confrontation after last weekend’s UFC Newark. It got to the point that security had to stand in between them. They’ll now move on to a …

Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington are on a collision course. The top UFC welterweights got into a heated confrontation after last weekend’s UFC Newark. It got to the point that security had to stand in between them. They’ll now move on to a perceived title bout later this year. The fight will expectedly feature a […]

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Michael Bisping Details What Robbie Lawler Did Wrong

Colby Covington dominated Robbie Lawler for five full rounds (highlights) in the main event of last weekend’s UFC Newark. ‘Chaos’ threw a record number of strikes at Lawler. He only landed just over a third of those strikes, but it ke…

Colby Covington dominated Robbie Lawler for five full rounds (highlights) in the main event of last weekend’s UFC Newark. ‘Chaos’ threw a record number of strikes at Lawler. He only landed just over a third of those strikes, but it kept ‘Ruthless’ working. Covington also mixed in 18 takedown attempts, landing 10 and keeping Lawler […]

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