As he gets ready for his fight Saturday night, Jake Ellenberger recently signed on with sponsor with the Body Glove Surge Energy Team. According to its web site, “its the first all natural energy shot.” Via Body Glove Surge press release: “Mixed martial arts is more than a sport, it’s a lifestyle. To perform at […]
Fight Master Episode 5: 441,000 viewer average
Ratings for Bellator’s reality series, Fight Master, on Spike TV continued to drop as episode 5 drew an average of only 441,000 viewers. It was the second straight week the ratings have dropped and this week’s episode was the second lowest of the season. Episode 1: 432,000 viewers Episode 2: 545,000 viewers Episode 3: 676,000 […]
Chandler signs long term deal with Bellator
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator has signed Michael Chandler to a “long term deal” with the organization. According to Bellator, the signing makes Chandler one of the highest paid lightweights. According to Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, Chandler will be with Bellator for a “minimum of eight fights.” Ironically, Chandler’s deal was made easier due to […]
Rampage-Jones set for Viacom PPV fight
MMA Junkie reports that Viacom is planning a pay per view by the end of the year featuring Rampage Jackson versus Roy Jones, Jr. in a boxing match. No word on the date of the PPV or if Bellator matches will support this very odd main event. Jackson’s representatives indicated that they have been negotiating […]
Report: UFC 162 does 550K PPV buys, UFC 161 grabs 150K buys (updated)
MMA Fighting reports the PPV buy rates for UFC 161 and 162. The Anderson Silva-Chris Weidman fight drew 550,000 PPV buys whereas the unheralded Dan Henderson-Rashad Evans fight drew only 150,000 PPV buys. In the post-fight press conference of UFC 162, Dana White had estimated 800,000 for the July 6th event. It looks like based […]