ESPN reports that Manny Pacquiao has signed a two year extension with Top Rank Boxing. The deal will go through December 2016 and likely ends talk of a possible Pacquiao-Mayweather fight. Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum indicated that the financial terms were not disclosed due to a confidentiality agreement. The deal also extends MP Promotions […]
Popeyes Chicken center of PR issue?
Dan Henderson delivered Popeyes Chicken to Daniel Cormier as a joke with the knowledge that Cormier is in the midst of cutting weigh but is fond of the fast food restaurant. However, the seemingly innocuous rib may be seen as a prospective PR gain for opponents of MMA in New York. If you missed it, […]
JMM-Alvarado on HBO score 1.2 million viewers
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reported via Twitter that Saturday night’s HBO Boxing event featuring Juan Manuel Marquez and Mike Alvarado averaged 1.2 million HBO subscribers. The peak for the event taking place at the Forum in Inglewood, California was 1.3 million. To be exact, Iole reports the fight averaged 1.198 million and the peak […]
An update on Net Neutrality and potential implications for the UFC and WWE
Last week the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to open for public debate new rules to guarantee an open Internet. With the UFC and WWE online networks, both may have an eye as to what may eventually transpire. Net neutrality is the concept that all Internet content should be treated equally. The issue here is […]
WWE in damage control after disappointing TV deal
The WWE conducted a special conference call on Monday in order to mitigate some of the damage that occurred with the announcement of its deal with NBC Universal. Although terms of the deal were not divulged, investors took the news as bad and the stock has tumbled. The conference call did not reveal anything new […]