Anderson Silva will return to the UFC in February as he will take on Michael Bisping in a long-awaited middleweight matchup. The big news is that it will take place on UFC Fight Pass. Silva-Bisping will headline an event from London. It will be over a year since Silva fought at UFC 183 and will […]
15 for 15: No. 10 Bellator’s successful tentpole events
Following up on a successful tentpole event in November 2014, Bellator held a three more tent pole events on SpikeTV. Overall, the events and ratings have been a success. Shamrock-Kimbo, St. Louis, MO, June 2015 – The long-awaited fight that was supposed to take place in EliteXC, but due to a Ken Shamrock injury, Seth […]
Updated UFC on Fox 17 ratings up to annual norm
MMA Fighting reports the final overnight ratings from Saturday’s UFC on Fox 17. The ratings almost mirror those from UFC on Fox the last 2 Decembers. The “fast” overnight rating for Saturday’s event featuring Rafael dos Anjos defending his title against Donald Cerrone drew 2.28 million viewers. The final overnight rating increased to 2,781,000 viewers. […]
HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” featuring Ortiz-Jennings draws 616,000
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports the ratings for HBO Boxing this past Saturday night which featured heavyweights Luis Ortiz and Bryant Jennings. The event averaged 616,000 subscribers and peaked at 735,000 per Nielsen. Ortiz KO’d Jennings for the win. The opening bout on the telecast featured Nicholas Walters taking on Jason Sosa. The event average 373,000 […]
15 for 15: No. 11 WSOF opens NY office despite legal, financial issues
The World Series of Fighting announced the unveiling of a new logo and the opening of a New York office in light of the potential legalization of MMA in the state. The news comes at a time when a lawsuit allegedly unloads damaging information about the company and its members. A lawsuit was filed in […]