MMA Fighting reports that Spike TV has added Al Haymon’s boxing organization to its Friday night lineup as the network will rebrand Friday nights as a combat sports night. The new deal which was announced at a press conference on Thursday is reported to be another time buy by Haymon’s group. Spike TV has Bellator […]
Wilder-Stiverne on Showtime scores 1.24M
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that Saturday night’s boxing event on Showtime between Deontay Wilder and Bermane Stiverne drew an average of 1.24 million viewers per Nielsen. The peak for the fight was 1.34 million viewers. The estimated average is based solely on the actual fight and not the overall event televised on the premium cable […]
NYS Assembly Speaker Silver arrested on corruption charges
New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested on federal corruption charges on Thursday. The charges include mail fraud, wire fraud and extortion. In MMA circles, the state assemblyman had been the one that prevented a vote on the legalization of MMA in the state. The Complaint obtained by the NY Times alleges that […]
Jake Shields tops WSOF 17 salaries
MMA Fighting reports on the salaries from WSOF 17 with Jake Shields taking home the top payout for the event. The salary figures were released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Via MMA Fighting: Main Card (NBC Sports Network) Jake Shields ($30,000 + $35,000 = $65,000) def. Brian Foster ($15,000) Joe Condon ($3,000 + N/A = […]
WSOF 17: 222,000 viewers
WSOF 17 held this past Saturday drew an average of 222,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network. The show reflects an increase in viewership from its last show in November. WSOF Ratings 1-14 (1-10 and 12-17 on NBC Sports Network) WSOF 1 – 198,000 viewers WSOF 2 – 210,000 viewers WSOF 3 – 201,000 viewers WSOF 4 – 264,000 […]