The winner of the Jose Aldo-Conor McGregor fight at UFC 194 next Saturday will earn the open spot on the new EA Sports UFC game coming out this spring. It was announced prior to UFC 193 that Ronda Rousey would be one of the UFC fighters on the cover. The announcement comes going into one […]
Tibau provisionally suspended for claimed USADA violation
UFC fighter Gleison Tibau has been provisionally suspended by the UFC after the organization was informed by USADA of a potential anti-doping policy violation. Tibau last fought at UFC Fight Night 77 where he defeated Abel Trujillo. Notably, the victory, a submission stopped by the referee, was protested by Trujillo. He indicated that he would […]
Rousey most-searched athlete of 2015 per Yahoo
Ronda Rousey was the most searched active athlete for 2015 according to Yahoo. In its year-end review, the search engine announced its findings earlier this week. Skier Lindsay Vonn, Maria Sharapova, Danica Patrick and tennis player Caroline Wozniacki rounded out the top 5. Tiger Woods was the first male on the list at 6 followed […]
Canelo-Cotto draws 900K PPV buys per HBO
HBO reports (via ESPN) that the Canelo Alvarez-Miguel Cotto fight on November 21st in Vegas drew 900,000 PPV buys and about $58 million in domestic PPVs. The 900,000 PPV buys is promising for HBO as no fight not featuring Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao or Oscar De La Hoya have scored 900,000 buys since 2002 when […]
TUF 22 Episode 11 draws 528,000 viewers
The penultimate episode of TUF 22 drew 528,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night in its first showing on the network. The rating reflects the second straight week in which the ratings have improved. The 11th episode bested the 11th episode for TUF 21 by 18% (433,000 viewers). The show featured two more fights including David […]