WWE has filed a lawsuit against several former WWE stars seeking a declaratory judgment against them. The complaint, filed in federal court in Connecticut is a result of a pre-litigation letter concerning potential concussion lawsuits against the company. Robert Windham (aka Blackjack Mulligan), Thomas Billington (aka Dynamite Kid), James Ware (aka Koko B. Ware) and […]
TUF 21 Episode 11 draws 433,000 viewers
The 11th episode of TUF airing on FS1 Wednesday drew an average viewership of 433,000 according to Sports TV Ratings. A replay of the episode the same night drew an additional 74,000 viewers on Wednesday. The episode featured a controversial ending to the fight of the show as Michael Graves of ATT defeated Jason Jackson […]
Top Rank files suit against Al Haymon
Top Rank Boxing has sued Al Haymon and Waddell & Reed Financial in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. Similar to the lawsuit filed by Golden Boy in May of this year, it claims that Haymon and his business holdings violate antitrust law, the Muhammad Ali Act and […]
UFC Fight Night 70 draws 909K on FS1; Prelims 223K on FS2
UFC Fight Night 70 drew a viewership of 909,000 viewers for its live event Saturday night on FS1 per Sports TV Ratings. The prelims which aired on FS2 drew 223,000 viewers. In addition, the replay featuring Yoel Romero and Lyoto Machida in the main event drew another 276,000 viewers on Monday night on FS1. UFC […]
Aldo pulls out of UFC 189 main event
Jose Aldo is out and Chad Mendes is in as he now faces Conor McGregror for the interim Featherweight title in the main event of UFC 189. Dana White made the announcement on ESPN’s Sportscenter with Conor McGregor by his side. It was an interesting announcement. Not because Aldo was pulling out but because it […]