MMA Fighting reports that the Nevada State Athletic Commission have temporarily suspended Rousimar Palhares and Jake Shields after their fight at WSOF 22 this past Saturday. Additionally, WSOF has stripped Palhares of the WSOF welterweight title and suspended him indefinitely. The news of Palhares’ punishment from WSOF was issued on Tuesday. Via WSOF press release: […]
Roc Nation sued by boxing promoters
ESPN reports that boxing promoters for former junior middleweight world titleholder Demetrius Andrade have filed a lawsuit against Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports in New York. The promoters Artie Pelullo of Banner Promotions and Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing claim that Jay Z’s boxing promotion arm intentionally interfered with their exclusive contractual agreement with Andrade. […]
WSOF 22 draws 254,000
The World Series of Fighting 22 event held on Saturday and airing on NBC Sports Network drew an average of 254,000 viewers according to a Nielsen source. It reflects a 21% increase since its last event. WSOF 22 featured Rousimar Palhares and Jake Shields with Palhares taking the controversial win. As we now know, Palhares […]
UFC 190 Prelims draw 1.3M viewers
The UFC 190 Prelims on FS1 drew an average viewership of 1.3 million viewers per Sports TV Ratings. The event airing from 5-7pm PT on Saturday night was the second-highest average for the UFC Prelims in 2015. UPDATED 08/05/15: According to Nielsen sources, the event peaked at 1,599,000 viewers in the 9:15-9:30pm ET quarter hour. […]
Carl’s Jr. signs Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey will be the new face of burger chain Carl’s Jr. in the coming weeks as the company alluded to a partnership with the UFC women’s bantamweight champ in a tweet late Saturday night. Eater.com confirmed that Carl’s Jr., based out of Southern California with chains across the United States, will have the fighter […]