Monday is the deadline set by the UFC in its hopes to obtain a ruling on its Preliminary Injunction to hold UFC 198 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. It had requested that Judge Kimba Wood rule on the issue lest they need to move the event for marketing and event planning reasons. New York […]
PBC on Fox draws 2.24M viewers
Premier Boxing Champions drew 2.24 million viewers on Fox Saturday night according to Television By Numbers. It also received a 0.7 rating in the adult 18-49 demo and a 3 share. Although PBC finished last in terms of overall average viewers for its 8-10pm ET time slot, it was first in Adult 18-49 rating and […]
Miocic fills in for injured Cain at UFC 196
Dana White announced a change to the main event of UFC 196 with Stipe Miocic getting the title shot against Fabricio Werdum. It was announced that Cain Velasquez is out with a back injury and once again had to pull out of a scheduled fight. Miocic gets a quick turnaround as he KO’d Andrei Arlovski […]
Despite ban, Shlemenko to fight in Russia
MMA Junkie reports that former Bellator middleweight Alexander Shlemenko is slated to fight in Russia despite a three-ban by the California State Athletic Commission for alleged steroid use. Last June, Shlemenko was suspended 3 years and fined $10,000 by the California State Atheltic Commission. It was the harshest penalty against an MMA fighter since it […]
Showtime Boxing feat. Wilder last Saturday draws 500K
Showtime Boxing’s Saturday night event featuring Deontay Wilder defending his heavyweight title against Artur Szpilka drew just 500,000 viewers and peaked at 623,000 according to Nielsen. The event was up against NFL Football last Saturday night. Notably, Wilder fought almost one year earlier against Bermane Stiverne on Showtime and drew 1.24 million viewers. The peak […]