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UFC Fight Night 101 Garners Third-Lowest Ratings Of Year On FS1

As expected, viewership for UFC Fight Night 101 was not great due to the lineup and the main event. The UFC Fight Night 101 main card did an average of 686,000 viewers. This is was down from the UFC Fight Night 100 main card, which drew 769,000 viewers. The prelims for the event drew 654,000

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The main card viewership number was the third lowest rating of 2016 for UFC events on FOX Sports 1.

UFC Fight Night 101 took place on Saturday, November 27, 2016, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. The prelims aired on UFC Fight Pass at 6:30 p.m. ET with three bouts and FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET with four bouts. The main card featured six bouts and aired at 10 p.m. ET. Derek Brunson vs. Robert Whittaker in a middleweight bout headlined this event while Andrew Holbrook vs. Jake Matthews in a lightweight was placed in the co-main event.

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 Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale) at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be headlined by a UFC Flyweight Championship bout with current champion Demetrious Johnson facing the winner of the flyweight tournament from The Ultimate Fighter 24.

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UFC Fight Night 103 Adds Heavyweights Walt Harris, Chase Sherman

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A heavyweight encounter has been added to UFC Fight Night 103, as Walt Harris takes on Chase Sherman.

Harris (8-5) has won just once in five Octagon appearances, but it came in convinci…

A heavyweight encounter has been added to UFC Fight Night 103, as Walt Harris takes on Chase Sherman.

Harris (8-5) has won just once in five Octagon appearances, but it came in convincing fashion when he finished Cody East. Harris is in his second stint with the promotion.

Sherman (9-2) dropped his UFC debut to Justin Ledet. He had won four in a row outside the promotion prior to the setback.

UFC Fight Night 103 takes place January 15 from Phoenix and features BJ Penn vs. Yair Rodriguez in the main event.

Derek Brunson Admits He ‘Fought With No Gameplan’ In Mebourne

Formerly surging middleweight Derek Brunson may have earned a $50,000 bonus for his part in last night’s “Fight of the Night”-winning slugfest with Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Fight Night 101 from the Rod Laver in Melbourne, Australia, but that isn’t much of a consolation prize for the veteran fighter. Suffering a

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Suffering a first-round TKO due to a vicious onslaught of hands and feet from Whittaker, Brunson’s five-fight win streak came to a screeching halt in perhaps his most pivotal bout, and many are still wondering why he chose to rush in so carelessly winging power shots.

Brunson knows it wasn’t the most effective path to a win, revealing his thoughts at the UFC Fight Night 101 post-fight presser via Submission Radio:

Brunson admitted that he fought with ‘no gameplan’ and perhaps got caught up in the emotions of his winning streak:

“It definitely sucks. Put together a streak and worked really hard to. But when you come out here and fight with no gameplan, I looked like a chump out here tonight, but I take it on the chin, take it for what it’s worth. I know I’m better than I showed, this sport is growing and it’s about patience rather than getting caught up in, you know, five in a row, wanting a title shot, main event; but remembering to put on a great fight and also be smart.”

Asked about what prompted such a reckless performance, Brunson said the change of the fight from three rounds to a five-round main event may have played into how he fought, and also the obvious push for fighters to stop fights impressively lead to him looking for a huge stoppage:

“Yeah, it was the main event, you know? It was originally supposed to be three rounds, I fell into the whole, got impressed, we didn’t really prepare for five rounds. But I was in really good shape to go if we need to go. I was just relying more on the fact that, not looking past Whittaker because I know what was at stake, but just trying to impress because I know what this sport is about.”

The Jackson-Winkeljohn will now look to rebound in the talented 185-pound fray, and it would seem if he could only reign in his all-out aggression, he has the talent and experience to become a top contender.

Thanks to his admittedly careless effort last night, however, it’s Whittaker who is now on the very outside of the title picture.

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Steadily Climbing 185-Pound Rankings, Robbert Whittaker Knows Who He Wants Next

Coming off of his impressive first round knockout victory over Derek Brusnon last night (Saturday November 26, 2016), surging UFC middleweight contender Robbert Whittaker has his eyes fixed on one day hoisting up the 185-pound title, and he has an idea of who he wants inside the Octagon next to help him get there. During

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During the UFC Melbourne post-fight press conference last night, courtesy of MMA Junkie, Whittaker expressed interest in a potential throw-down with No. 5-ranked Gegard Mousasi next:

“He’s a top athlete, he’s a top fighter, and he’s a cool dude,” Whittaker said. “If that’s a fight the UFC wants, that’s a fight they’ll get.”

In the midst of Brunson’s usual first round blitz against Whittaker last night it seemed as though at one point the Australian was in trouble after eating a few shots from the heavy-handed Brunson. Whittaker would instead insist, however, that he was in fact not hurt but was instead just moving back to avoid anymore shots:

“It’s funny, because I actually remember in the fight as I was backing away, I was thinking, does he think he rocked me? I wasn’t rocked,” Whittaker said. “I was still in it. A lot of people were critical of his game plan charging forward, but ask the last four dudes. He takes you out of it.”

In the end Whittaker simply wants to prove he is belonging in the conversation of today’s top 185-pound competitors, and is looking for the hardest fights possible to prove so:

“I think they understand I’m for real and I’m here to stay,” Whittaker said. “This is my run.”

“I just want to move up. I want to take these hard fights, and fight these tough dudes and eventually fight for the belt. If I’m healthy and I’m ready, I’ll fight anywhere, any time.”

Is a match-up with Mousasi what makes sense in the next step for the steadily rising Whittaker? Or perhaps a different bout would better help his claim to fame? Let us know who you think the ‘The Reaper’ should throw-down with next.

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UFC Fight Night 101 Highlights: Andrew Holbrook-Jake Matthews

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Andrew Holbrook entered hostile territory and claimed a victory over Melbourne’s own Jake Matthews Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 101.

Holbrook picked up two of …

Andrew Holbrook entered hostile territory and claimed a victory over Melbourne’s own Jake Matthews Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 101.

Holbrook picked up two of the three scorecards, earning the split decision. With the win, he improved to 12-1 overall and dropped Matthews to 11-3.

UFC Fight Night 101 Highlights: Danielle Taylor-Seo Hee Ham

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To kickoff UFC Fight Night 101 Saturday night on FOX Sports 1, Danielle Taylor picked up a decision over Seo Hee Ham.

The win was the first for “Dynamite” inside the Octagon after droppin…

To kickoff UFC Fight Night 101 Saturday night on FOX Sports 1, Danielle Taylor picked up a decision over Seo Hee Ham.

The win was the first for “Dynamite” inside the Octagon after dropping her debut to Maryna Moroz this past August. She is now 8-2 overall and 3-1 over her last four fights.