A bill to establish protocols for amateur MMA has passed the New York Senate and is being delivered to the New York Assembly for the possibility of a vote to make it a law. Newsday’s Mark La Monica first reported the passage of the bill. The bill, sponsored by New York State Senator Joseph A. […]
Rebney out as Bellator head, Coker to step in
Bjorn Rebney and Tim Danaher have left Bellator as Scott Coker is slated to replace Rebney as the head of the promotion. Viacom announced that Rebney and former president and CEO Danaher are done with the promotion effective immediately. UPDATE 06/18/14: Viacom and Bellator have made it official: Scott Coker is your new president of […]
Cotto-Martinez replay on HBO does 954K viewers
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that the replay of the Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez fight on HBO drew 970,000 viewers and peaked at 1.126 million. It was the opening of the HBO Boxing After Dark telecast which drew 954,000 viewers overall and was the most-watched BAD card of the year. The live main event which featured Ruslan […]
UFC 174 Prelims on FX: 784,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that the UFC 174 Prelims on FX received an average viewership of 784,000 viewers. Saturday’s prelims aired on FX due to conflicts on FS1 and FS2. Saturday’s prelims featured Kiichi Kunimoto and Daniel Safarian in the last match before the start of the PPV. Kunimoto pulled off the upset here and […]
Alvarez-Lara PPV also in theaters July 12
The July 12th PPV between Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara will be shown in movie theaters as well as on Showtime PPV. In conjunction with Fathom Events, the Showtime/Golden Boy card will be in over 200 theaters across the country. Fathom Events is the company that has worked with putting UFC PPV events in theaters […]