MMA Junkie reports that Alexander Shlemenko failed his Bellator 133 drug test. In addition, The MMA Report reports that that Bellator 133 prelim fighter Emelio Chavez failed his drug test as well. California State Athletic Commission Executive Director Andy Foster relayed the discovery of Chavez’s failed drug test to The MMA Report. The CSAC has […]
PBC on Spike TV draws 869,000 viewers
Television By Numbers and Sports TV Ratings report that the debut of Premier Boxing Champions on Friday night on SpikeTV drew an average viewership of 869,000 viewers. It received a 0.3 rating in the adult demo of 18-34. According to Spike, PBC drew 1 million viewers between 10:45pm-11:15pm ET which was during the Josesito Lopez-Andre […]
UFC 189 world tour set for 8 cities promoting Aldo-McGregor
MMA Junkie reports an 8 city press tour to promote the July 11th fight between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo. The tour is one of a kind considering it features the company’s 145 pound fighters. The UFC is heavily investing in Conor McGregor once again as he challenges Jose Aldo for the Featherweight title at […]
UFC 185 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 185. Once again there were four Performance of the Night bonuses but no Fight of the Night bonuses. The bonuses went to Rafael dos Anjos, Joanna Jedrzejcyk, Ross Pearson and Beneil Dariush. Each stopped their opponents and received $50,000 bonuses. It was the second straight […]
Can Showtime keep UFC’s PPV momentum going?
As we get ready for UFC 185, we take a look at whether Anthony Pettis can be a future PPV draw for the company. This will be the first event where Pettis will be the advertised main draw for a PPV. For UFC 181 this past December, Pettis co-headlined with Johny Hendricks-Robbie Lawler II as the last fight […]