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Viewership For UFC Fight Night 96 Way Down

The UFC Fight Night 96 main card did an average of 657,000 viewers from 11 pm – 1 am eastern standard time. This is the down from the UFC Fight Night 95 main card, which drew 1.109 million viewers. The event peaked in the main event between bantamweight’s John Dodson and John Lineker with 831,000

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The UFC Fight Night 96 main card did an average of 657,000 viewers from 11 pm – 1 am eastern standard time. This is the down from the UFC Fight Night 95 main card, which drew 1.109 million viewers.

The event peaked in the main event between bantamweight’s John Dodson and John Lineker with 831,000 viewers. The only prime time event this year that did worse than UFC FN 96 was on July 13th that did 609,000 viewers and was the fourth UFC show in eight days and was headlined by Lineker vs. Michael McDonald.

UFC Fight Night 96 took place on October 1st, 2016 from the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. The UFC Fight Pass prelims began at 7:15 p.m. ET with four bouts while the FOX Sports 2 prelims aired at p.m. ET with four bouts. The main card began at 11 p.m. ET on FS1 with four bouts.

The prelims for the event drew 294,000 viewers, which is also down from the UFC FN 95 prelims that did 826,000 viewers. It was the third-best for a UFC prelim event on the smaller network. The event went up against stiff competition as the show went up against the Louisville vs. Clemson game on ABC doing 9,294,000 viewers and the Kentucky vs. Alabama game on ESPN doing 3,190,000 viewers.

The UFC returns to television this Saturday with UFC 204 in Manchester, England. The UFC Fight Pass prelims start at 6:30PM/3:30PM ETPT with four bouts while the FOX Sports 1 prelims air at 8PM/5PM ETPT with four bouts. The main card (PPV) airs at 10PM/7PM ETPT with four bouts.

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UFC Fight Night 96 Salaries: Nate Marquardt Banks Over $100,000

The Oregon Athletic Commission released the UFC Fight Night 96 salaries on Wednesday, and the UFC had to pay some of the top tier fighters who took part in the event some big money. John Lineker earned $72,000 while John Dodson earned $38,000. Alex Oliveira earned $43,200 and topping the payouts was Nate Marquardt with

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The Oregon Athletic Commission released the UFC Fight Night 96 salaries on Wednesday, and the UFC had to pay some of the top tier fighters who took part in the event some big money. John Lineker earned $72,000 while John Dodson earned $38,000. Alex Oliveira earned $43,200 and topping the payouts was Nate Marquardt with $112,000. 

UFC Fight Night 96 took place on October 1st, 2016 from the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. The UFC Fight Pass prelims began at 7:15 p.m. ET with four bouts while the FOX Sports 2 prelims aired at p.m. ET with four bouts. The main card began at 11 p.m. ET on FS1 with four bouts.

The full payouts include:

John Lineker: $72,000 (Lineker forfeited 20 percent of his original $40,000 purse to Dodson for missing weight) def. John Dodson: $38,000 (includes 8,000 from Lineker’s purse)

Alex Oliveira: $43,200 (includes $24,000 win bonus. Oliveira forfeited 20 percent of his original $24,000 purse to Brooks for missing weight) def. Will Brooks: $57,800 (includes $4,800 from Oliveira’s purse)

Zak Ottow: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Josh Burkman: $54,000

Brandon Moreno: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Louis Smolka: $32,000

Luis Henrique da Silva: $24,000 (includes $ win bonus) def. Joachim Christensen: $10,000

Andre Fili: $39,200 (includes $18,000 win bonus and $3,200 from Dias’ purse) def. Hacran Dias: $12,800 (Dias forfeited 20 percent of his original $16,000 purse to Fili for missing weight)

Shamil Abdurakhimov: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Walt Harris: $12,000

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Keita Nakamura: $19,000

Nate Marquardt: $112,000 (includes $56,000 win bonus) def. Tamdan McCrory: $15,000

Ion Cutelaba: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jonathan Wilson: $12,000

Curtis Blaydes: $20,000 (includes $ win bonus) def. Cody East: $10,000

Ketlen Vieira: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Kelly Faszholz: $10,000

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UFC Fight Night 96 Salaries: Nate Marquardt Banks Over $100,000

The Oregon Athletic Commission released the UFC Fight Night 96 salaries on Wednesday, and the UFC had to pay some of the top tier fighters who took part in the event some big money. John Lineker earned $72,000 while John Dodson earned $38,000. Alex Oliveira earned $43,200 and topping the payouts was Nate Marquardt with

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The Oregon Athletic Commission released the UFC Fight Night 96 salaries on Wednesday, and the UFC had to pay some of the top tier fighters who took part in the event some big money. John Lineker earned $72,000 while John Dodson earned $38,000. Alex Oliveira earned $43,200 and topping the payouts was Nate Marquardt with $112,000. 

UFC Fight Night 96 took place on October 1st, 2016 from the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. The UFC Fight Pass prelims began at 7:15 p.m. ET with four bouts while the FOX Sports 2 prelims aired at p.m. ET with four bouts. The main card began at 11 p.m. ET on FS1 with four bouts.

The full payouts include:

John Lineker: $72,000 (Lineker forfeited 20 percent of his original $40,000 purse to Dodson for missing weight) def. John Dodson: $38,000 (includes 8,000 from Lineker’s purse)

Alex Oliveira: $43,200 (includes $24,000 win bonus. Oliveira forfeited 20 percent of his original $24,000 purse to Brooks for missing weight) def. Will Brooks: $57,800 (includes $4,800 from Oliveira’s purse)

Zak Ottow: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Josh Burkman: $54,000

Brandon Moreno: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Louis Smolka: $32,000

Luis Henrique da Silva: $24,000 (includes $ win bonus) def. Joachim Christensen: $10,000

Andre Fili: $39,200 (includes $18,000 win bonus and $3,200 from Dias’ purse) def. Hacran Dias: $12,800 (Dias forfeited 20 percent of his original $16,000 purse to Fili for missing weight)

Shamil Abdurakhimov: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Walt Harris: $12,000

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Keita Nakamura: $19,000

Nate Marquardt: $112,000 (includes $56,000 win bonus) def. Tamdan McCrory: $15,000

Ion Cutelaba: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jonathan Wilson: $12,000

Curtis Blaydes: $20,000 (includes $ win bonus) def. Cody East: $10,000

Ketlen Vieira: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Kelly Faszholz: $10,000

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UFC Fight Night 96 Medical Suspensions: Will Brooks Out Indefinitely

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at UFC Fight Night 96, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. This event was headlined by a bantamweight bout between John Lineker and former two-time UFC Flyweight Title challenger and TUF

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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 96, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. This event was headlined by a bantamweight bout between John Lineker and former two-time UFC Flyweight Title challenger and TUF Team Bisping vs. Team Miller bantamweight winner John Dodson. Will Brooks vs. Alex Oliveira in a lightweight showdown was the co-main event. Rounding out the main card was Brandon Moreno vs. Louis Smolka and Josh Burkman vs. Zak Ottow.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Lineker being out for 30 days, Dodson and Oliveira being out for 7 days. Brooks was suspended indefinitely pending ER documentation and physical clearance.

Here are the entire medical suspensions:

John Lineker: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact

John Dodson: suspended 7 days

Alex Oliveira: suspended 7 days

Will Brooks: suspended indefinitely pending ER documentation and physical clearance

Zak Ottow: suspended 7 days

Josh Burkman: suspended 7 days

Brandon Moreno: suspended 7 days

Louis Smolka: suspended 7 days

Luis Henrique da Silva: suspended 7 days

Joachim Christensen: suspended 30 days

Andre Fili: suspended 14 days

Hacran Dias: suspended 7 days

Shamil Abdurakhimov: suspended 14 days with 7 days no contact

Walt Harris: suspended 7 days

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: suspended 7 days

Keita Nakamura: suspended 7 days

Nate Marquardt: suspended 7 days

Tamdan McCrory: suspended 60 days

Ion Cutelaba: suspended 28 days

Jonathan Wilson: suspended 30 days

Curtis Blaydes: suspended 14 days

Cody East: suspended 45 days

Ketlen Vieira: suspended 7 days

Kelly Faszholz: suspended 7 days

UFC Fight Night 96 took place on October 1st, 2016 from the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. The UFC Fight Pass prelims began at 7:15 p.m. ET with four bouts while the FOX Sports 2 prelims aired at p.m. ET with four bouts. The main card began at 11 p.m. ET on FS1 with four bouts.

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UFC Fight Night 96 Reebok Payouts: $115,000 Split Across 24 Fighters

Following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, Oregon, the Reebok sponsorship payout information has been released.

$115,000 was spent in Reebok sponsorships issued out to each fighter on the card, with all 24-fighters who competed this …

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Following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, Oregon, the Reebok sponsorship payout information has been released.

$115,000 was spent in Reebok sponsorships issued out to each fighter on the card, with all 24-fighters who competed this past Saturday splitting the aforementioned amount in figures based on a system set up by Reebok and the UFC.

Below, courtesy of MMAJunkie.com, are the Reebok payouts for this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 96 event.

John Lineker (12th fight): $10,000 def. John Dodson (10th fight): $5,000
Alex Oliveira (7th fight): $5,000 def. Will Brooks (2nd fight): $2,500
Zak Ottow (1st fight): $2,500 def. Josh Burkman (16th fight): $15,000
Brandon Moreno (1st fight): $2,500 def. Louis Smolka (7th fight): $5,000
Luis Henrique da Silva (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Joachim Christensen (1st fight): $2,500
Andre Fili (7th fight): $5,000 def. Hacran Dias (7th fight): $5,000
Shamil Abdurakhimov (3rd fight): $2,500 def. Walt Harris (5th fight): $2,500
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (3rd fight): $2,500 def. Keita Nakamura (7th fight): $5,000
Nate Marquardt (24th fight): $20,000 def. Tamdan McCrory (9th fight): $5,000
Ion Cutelaba (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Jonathan Wilson (3rd fight): $2,500
Curtis Blaydes (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Cody East (2nd fight): $2,500
Ketlan Vieira (1st fight): $2,500 def. Kelly Faszholz (2nd fight): $2,500

TOTAL: $115,000

How do Reebok and the UFC decide how much fighters earn through the new Reebok sponsorship deal? How do they reach the figures that will be paid out to the fighters? Click ahead to page two for a full breakdown that explains what it takes to make a certain amount of money through this new, mandatory sponsorship deal between UFC and Reebok.

Video: Rashad Evans & Tyron Woodley Preview Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor

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During the official UFC Fight Night 96 post-show on FOX Sports 1 on Saturday evening, UFC fighters and analysts Rashad Evans and Tyron Woodley joined Karyn Bryant to look back at the event headlined by John Lineker vs. J…

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During the official UFC Fight Night 96 post-show on FOX Sports 1 on Saturday evening, UFC fighters and analysts Rashad Evans and Tyron Woodley joined Karyn Bryant to look back at the event headlined by John Lineker vs. John Dodson.

In addition to looking back at the fights in Portland, Oregon, Evans and the reigning UFC Welterweight Champion also looked ahead to a big fight on a card that Woodley himself will also be on, November’s UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor event in New York.

Featured above is the segment that featured Evans and Woodley looking ahead to the highly-anticipated Alvarez-McGregor showdown at UFC’s first-ever event in the state of New York.

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 12, 2016 from the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York City.