SB Nation’s Luke Thomas reported via twitter that Olympic Wrestling was selected by the International Olympic Committee’s executive board as one of three sports that may be included in the 2020 Olympic Games. Baseball/Softball and Squash were the other two. In September, the full 100 member IOC will vote on which sport to include in […]
Archives for May 2013
Pretorian Hard Sports No Longer Approved UFC Sponsor
The UFC decided MMA equipment company Pretorian Hard Sports will no longer be an approved sponsor of the UFC. John Morgan of MMA Junkie revealed the news via his twitter this week. A memo was circulated to agents of fighters but no reason was given for the sudden development. The move comes as a surprise […]
UFC brokers new TV deal
MMA Junkie reports that the UFC has a new television deal with Televisa Networks which will give it an exclusive distribution agreement to air UFC programming in 20 Spanish speaking countries in Latin America. A subscription channel with UFC content will be available later in the year. Additionally, Four events will be shown live on […]
WWE-Warner Bros. team for Flintstones movie
Variety reports that the WWE and Warner Bros. have teamed to produce a WWE-themed Flintstones cartoon movie. The movie will go straight to home video but will be released in early 2015 featuring WWE superstars in Flintstone-like roles. Vince McMahon, John Cena and C.M. Punk are some of the characters that will be featured in […]
UFC 160 Prelims: 1.3 million
MMA Fighting reports that the UFC 160 Prelims on FX this past Saturday drew an average of 1.3 million viewers. The ratings are in line with the FX average. The Prelims featured Mike Pyle win a split decision over Rick Story. It also saw Dennis Bermudez take a win from Max Holloway. Notably, the Prelims […]