Bellator MMA’s Dynamite 1 drew an average viewership of 800,000 viewers on Spike TV Saturday night. The third “tent pole” event for Bellator was ranked #2 in the timeslot in the coveted male 25-54 and 35-49 demos on cable behind ESPN’s college football per Nielsen sources. The event aired from 9-12:42am ET and then replayed […]
WSOF 23 draws 184,000 viewers
The World Series of Fighting 23 on Friday night on NBC Sports Network drew 184,000 viewers according to Sport TV Ratings. An immediate replay of the event drew another 100,000 viewers Friday night. The live show which aired from 10:00-12:30am on Friday night reflects a 28% decrease from WSOF 22. The 2015 average for WSOF […]
NV state senator speaks out against Diaz suspension
TMZ Sports reports that Nevada state senator Tick Segerblom is speaking out against the NSAC suspension of Nick Diaz. He calls the 5 year ban “totally inappropriate.” Senator Segerblom‘s (D) district includes a portion of Las Vegas and is within Clark County, Nevada. Per the Nevada state senate web site, he is on the Senate […]
USADA responds to Hauser article
USADA responded to the article published by Thomas Hauser which criticized the organization regarding its overall administration of its anti-doping efforts and specifically related to Floyd Mayweather. The organization that also administers the UFC’s anti-doping program provides a thorough, line-by-line dissection of Hauser’s long-form piece which seeks to clarify and discredit the validity of the […]
Did Dynamite 1 help promote Glory Kickboxing?
Saturday featured the latest from Scott Coker featuring Bellator MMA and Glory Kickboxing in the form of “Dynamite 1” on SpikeTV. The 3 hour plus show featured a mix of MMA and kickboxing but according to Liverkick.com, the attempt at mixing the two sports was much more a showcase for MMA than it was for […]