Two Events In One Day Leads To Decline In Viewership For UFC Fight Night 100

The UFC Fight Night 100 main card did an average of 769,000 viewers from 10 pm – 1 am eastern standard time. This is was down from the UFC Fight Night 98 main card, which drew 860,000 viewers. This was the second UFC event of the day as UFC Fight Night 99 took place that

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The UFC Fight Night 100 main card did an average of 769,000 viewers from 10 pm – 1 am eastern standard time. This is was down from the UFC Fight Night 98 main card, which drew 860,000 viewers. This was the second UFC event of the day as UFC Fight Night 99 took place that morning and aired on UFC Fight Pass.

UFC Fight Night 100 took place on November 19, 2016 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. The prelims aired on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET and FOX Sports 1 at 7 p.m. ET. The main card kicked off on FOX Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. The co-main event featured Thomas Almeida vs. Albert Morales in a bantamweight bout.

The prelims for the event drew 532,000 viewers, which is also down from the UFC FN 98 prelims that did 668,000 viewers. The post-fight show drew 213,000 viewers. The event went up against stiff competition as the show went up against the Oklahoma Sooners vs. West Virginia game on ABC doing 3,825 million viewers.

For 2016, the UFC is averaging 994,000 viewers for FS1 Fight Night events, which is up 10% from 2015’s average. The prelims are also up, 21% with a 739,000 average this year, up from 610,000 last year.

The UFC returns to television this Saturday with UFC Fight Night 101 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Derek Brunson vs. Robert Whittaker will headline the event, which will air on FOX Sports 1.

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Ryan Bader Wants Title Shot Against Cormier vs. Johnson Winner

Following his big win over the weekend at UFC Fight Night 100 in which he knocked out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the third round, Ryan Bader is now seeking a title shot. The victory marked the second time that Bader has defeated Nogueira. Now, Bader is currently riding a two fight winning streak and wants

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Following his big win over the weekend at UFC Fight Night 100 in which he knocked out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the third round, Ryan Bader is now seeking a title shot. The victory marked the second time that Bader has defeated Nogueira.

Now, Bader is currently riding a two fight winning streak and wants a title shot. The last time that Bader lost came in January of this year against title contender Anthony Johnson.

Bader recently called out the winner of the light heavyweight title fight between champion Daniel Cormier and Johnson, who are scheduled to compete against each other at UFC 206 in Toronto, Canada at the Air Canada Centre on Dec. 10th.

“I’ve been top five for a while now, and I want those big fights,” Bader said. “That’s who I want to fight. I’ve fought everybody in this division and been consistent. I think I’ve won seven out of my last eight fights so I feel like I hit my stride now because I had the momentum after my last loss, I said screw it, I’m just going to go out there and do what I do and not over think it. That’s my mindset, and hopefully, things fall into place.”

The biggest factor in this is how the Cormier – Johnson fight goes. If Cormier wins, then that will mark the second time that he has beaten Johnson and Bader vs. Cormier would be the next fight to make for the UFC. However, if Johnson wins, then you would have to think that Cormier, who has only lost once in his pro-MMA career and that was to Jon Jones, would get an immediate rematch with Johnson. Time will tell what the UFC plans to do with Bader next.

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UFC Fight Night 100 Medical Suspensions: ‘Lil Nog’ Avoids Long Sit

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at UFC Fight Night 100, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. Some of the more notable suspensions include Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Albert Morales, Manny Gamburyan and Francimar Barroso being suspended for

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With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at UFC Fight Night 100, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Albert Morales, Manny Gamburyan and Francimar Barroso being suspended for 45 days.

Here are the entire medical suspensions:

Darren Stewart: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Francimar Barroso: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact

Justin Scoggins: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Pedro Munhoz: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Christian Colombo: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact

Luis Henrique: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Manny Gamburyan: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact

Johnny Eduardo: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Gadzhimurad Antigulov: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Marcos Rogerio de Lima: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Jack Hermansson: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Cezar Ferreira: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Zak Ottow: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Sergio Moraes: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Kamaru Usman: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Warlley Alves: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact

Krzysztof Jotko: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact

Thales Leites: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact

Cortney Casey: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Claudia Gadelha: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Albert Morales: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact

Thomas Almeida: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

Rogerio Nogueira: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact

Ryan Bader: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

UFC Fight Night 100 took place on November 19, 2016 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. The prelims aired on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET and FOX Sports 1 at 7 p.m. ET. The main card kicked off on FOX Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET.

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Weekend Stock Watch: Who’s Trending Up In MMA?

This packed weekend (November 18-19, 2016) gave fight fans an astounding four events from major promotions. With so many fighters in action and bouts being broadcast all day Saturday, you might have missed some. The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20 The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20th

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This packed weekend (November 18-19, 2016) gave fight fans an astounding four events from major promotions. With so many fighters in action and bouts being broadcast all day Saturday, you might have missed some. The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20

The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20th event, capped by two title fights. Then the world’s leading MMA promotion brought us an afternoon offering from Belfast, Northern Ireland, followed immediately by another one 5000 miles away in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Running concurrent to the second UFC card was an event from the second banana of MMA, Bellator. The Viacom-owned promotion trotted out a title fight of its own, pitting two-time champion Michael Chandler against former WEC and UFC king Benson Henderson.

We at LowKick are here to help sift through the debris. Who impressed, who disappointed, and who is just treading water in their respective divisions are the questions that will be considered. Read on for the answers.

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UFC Fight Night 100 Reebok Fighter Payouts: Ryan Bader Tops Everyone

UFC Fight Night 100 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. The co-main event featured Thomas Almeida vs. Albert Morales in a bantamweight bout. Rounding out the main card

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UFC Fight Night 100 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money.

The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. The co-main event featured Thomas Almeida vs. Albert Morales in a bantamweight bout. Rounding out the main card was Claudia Gadelha vs. Cortney Casey in a women’s strawweight bout, Thales Leites vs. Krzysztof Jotko in a middleweight bout, Warlley Alves vs. Kamaru Usman in a welterweight bout and Michael Graves vs. Sergio Moraes in a welterweight bout.

The full UFC payouts include:

Ryan Bader: $15,000 def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $5,000

Thomas Almeida: $5,000 def. Albert Morales: $2,500

Claudia Gadelha: $2,500 def. Cortney Casey: $2,500

Krzysztof Jotko: $5,000 def. Thales Leites: $15,000

Kamaru Usman: $2,500 def. Warlley Alves: $5,000

Sergio Moraes: $5,000 def. Zak Ottow: $2,500

Cezar Ferreira: $5,000 def. Jack Hermansson: $2,500

Gadzhimurad Antigulov: $2,500 def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $2,500

Johnny Eduardo: $2,500 def. Manny Gamburyan: $15,000

Luis Henrique: $2,500 def. Christian Colombo: $2,500

Pedro Munhoz: $5,000 def. Justin Scoggins: $5,000

Francimar Barroso: $5,000 def. Darren Stewart: $2,500

UFC Fight Night 100 took place on November 19, 2016 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. The prelims aired on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET and FOX Sports 1 at 7 p.m. ET. The main card kicked off on FOX Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET.

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Biggest Winners & Losers From A Packed Weekend Of Fights

There was a ton of mixed martial arts action this weekend, as the UFC hosted two cards yesterday (Nov. 19, 2016), while Bellator hosted one of their own as well. UFC Fight Night 99 took place first from Belfast Ireland, while UFC Fight Night 100 and Bellator 165 took place in the evening. UFC Belfast

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There was a ton of mixed martial arts action this weekend, as the UFC hosted two cards yesterday (Nov. 19, 2016), while Bellator hosted one of their own as well. UFC Fight Night 99 took place first from Belfast Ireland, while UFC Fight Night 100 and Bellator 165 took place in the evening.

UFC Belfast was headlined by a rematch between Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall, while UFC Fight Night 100 was headlined by a rematch between Ryan Bader and Antonio Nogueira. Bellator 165, on the other hand, played host to a lightweight title fight between Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson.

Let’s take a look at the biggest winners and losers from this weekend’s events:

Mandatory Credit: Jason da Silva for USA TODAY Sports
Mandatory Credit: Jason da Silva for USA TODAY Sports

Winner: Ryan Bader

Ryan Bader’s rematch with Antonio Nogueira in the main event of last night’s UFC Fight Night 100 from Brazil marked the last fight on his current contract with the UFC, and he made a statement for sure, stopping “Lil’ Nog” in the third round of their bout.

With the win, Bader kept himself relevant within the scarce 205-pound division and gave himself leverage in terms of free agency. Coming off of an impressive victory, “Darth” may have an easier time negotiating with the UFC, and if not, he may be able to find himself a lucrative deal with another promotion.

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