ESPN reports that “Premier Boxing Champions,” the upstart promotion advised by Al Haymon will replace ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” starting Saturday, July 11th. The two year deal will run through July 2017 and include two shows on the ABC network on Saturday afternoons. The deal with ESPN includes 24 events over the course of the […]
UFC 185: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 185 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas where two UFC titles were on the line. RDA wins Lightweight Title Rafael dos Anjos earned his unanimous decision against Anthony Pettis. It was total domination by the challenger as he […]
Two Bellator fighters fail Bellator 133 drug tests
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 […]