MMA Junkie reports that the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission will conduct a meeting to determine whether to license Chael Sonnen for his fight August 17th on UFC Fight Night 26. The issue with the meeting has to deal with a complaint placed by a group called, Unite Here. According to its web site, the group […]
Could Alvarez-Bellator settle before PPV?
MMA Fighting reports that Eddie Alvarez’s manager is hoping that a deal with Bellator can be reached. Glenn Robinson, Alvarez’s manager, extended the olive branch with the statement. Alvarez and Bellator are engaged in a lawsuit over the ending, or lack thereof, of Alvarez’s employment with the organization. While Alvarez had proclaimed that he would […]
Bellator PPV will be $35-$45
MMA Fighting reports on the Bellator press conference held Monday at its headquarters in Newport Beach, California. Among the topics included the price point of the PPV being somewhere between $35 and $45. Rebney indicated that it would be up to the individual distributors of the PPV to decide on the final price point. In […]
The Wrestling Post: WWE Earnings for Q2
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. This time we take a look at the WWE earnings call for its second quarter. The WWE did not meet Wall Street’s forecasts but delivered a profit. For the quarter ending June 30, 2013, total revenues for the WWE increased $10.7 million up 8% from this time […]
Updated ratings for Bellator 97 and Fightmaster Episode 5
Updated Bellator 97 and Fight Master ratings for episode 5 reveal that Bellator 97 peaked with 981,000 viewers and Fight Master was bumped up to 745,000 viewers. Bellator 97 originally drew an average of 679,000 viewers. The DVR +3 rating adjusted to a 707,000 viewer average and it peaked at 981,000 viewers. The fifth episode […]