Bellator 138, the organization’s latest “tent pole” event occurs Friday night on Spike TV with Kimbo Slice taking on Ken Shamrock in the featured event. Last Friday, Spike TV aired “Countdown to Unfinished Business” which drew 215,000 viewers according to Nielsen sources. The shoulder programming was preceded by a PBC event which drew 446,000 viewers. […]
WSOF to air on NBC in July
WSOF announced that it is returning to network television on Saturday afternoon July 11th preceding UFC 189. The show will feature its “Unstoppable” series which will show highlights of WSOF fights rather than offer a live event. “We are excited to deliver another hard-hitting compilation of the most memorable, recent bouts featuring WSOF’s collection of […]
UFC 188: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 188 taking place from Mexico City, Mexico. Werdum Undisputed HW Champ Fabricio Werdum defeated Cain Velasquez to earn the undisputed Heavyweight title. It was a submission that ended the long-running win streak of Fedor Emelianenko. It was another submission that […]
Amended MMA Bill passes New York Senate
HBO, Showtime produce lower ratings for Saturday events
ESPN Dan Rafael reports the ratings from this past weekend’s boxing events on HBO and Showtime. Notably, the ratings are much lower for the Showtime broadcast of Deontay Wilder’s first title defense drew 678,000 viewers. The rating for just the fight between Wilder versus Eric Molina drew 678,000 viewers. In the first fight of the […]