Bjorn Rebney announced via twitter that Bellator has released Ben Askren from his contract and has relinquished its right to match in Askren’s contract. Askren is now an “unrestricted free agent.” MMA Fighting reports Rebney had discussions with Askren before the decision was made. Askren leaves as the Bellator welterweight champion undefeated in Bellator and […]
Alvarez-Chandler redux does 560,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that the rerun of Bellator 106’s Michael Chandler-Eddie Alvarez main event scored an average of 560,000 viewers on Friday night. The fight, in which Alvarez won by decision was shown on Spike TV in its entirety prior to Bellator 107 in the 5pmPT/8pmET time slot. Bellator 106 scored an organization high […]
UFC Fight Night 32: 722,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from industry sources that UFC Fight Night 32 on Saturday night scored an average viewership of 722,000. In the main event, Vitor Belfort stopped Dan Henderson in the first round. UFC Fight Nights on FS1 UFC Fight Night 26: 1.78 million viewers UFC Fight Night 27: 824,000 viewers UFC Fight Night 28: 539,000 viewers […]
The Wrestling Post – 11.11.13
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. This time we take a look at the second half of the first season of the WWE’s Total Divas on E! television. Picking up from where it first stated WWE’s Total Divas scored a respectable 1.3 million viewers and 746,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo according to […]
Bendo featured in series on athlete tattoos
Ben Henderson was recently featured on a web episode series entitled “My Ink” which follows athletes as they get tattoos. The online feature includes an interview with the athlete as they discuss the meaning and reasons behind their ink. Payout Perspective: I’ve always thought that there should be a series like this for the NBA. […]