The Sergei Kovalev-Jean Pascual rematch on HBO drew 1.179 million HBO viewers Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. Kovalev won a lopsided fight with a stoppage in the 7th round. The main event on HBO peaked at 1.269M viewers. The other fight that aired on HBO saw Dmitry Mikhaylenko defeat Karim Mayfield via unanimous […]
Rousey trainer banned, fined by CSAC
Ronda Rousey’s trainer, Edmond Tarverdyan, has been suspended three months and fined $5,000 for falsifying his application as a licensed cornerman. The California State Athletic Commission issued the ruling on Tuesday. Tarverdyan, who also is dealing with a bankruptcy case, pled no contest to two felony counts of identity theft and one count of resisting […]
UFC on Fox 18 Prelims draw 702,000 viewers
UFC on Fox 18 Prelims drew 702,000 viewers on FS1 on Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event on Fox Sports 2 which preceded the Fox event improved over the 693,000 viewers on UFC on Fox 17 this past December. The showcase fight of the 3-hour prelim event saw Tarec Saffiedine defeat Jake […]
Bellator 148 draws 566,000 viewers
Bellator MMA 148 drew 566,000 viewers on Friday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event is off approximately 18% from the last Bellator event this past December. The event on Friday featured Paul Daley in his first round KO of Andy Uhrich. His quick work sets up his fight with Josh Koscheck nicely. Bellator […]
Bellator signs Bendo
Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson has signed with Bellator MMA. Henderson made the announcement on his web site on Monday. Henderson’s last fight with the UFC was in November in South Korea. Perhaps a sign that he would not return, after his win Henderson casually took off his UFC gloves in the Octagon. Henderson thanked […]