ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that the Floyd Mayweather, Jr. v. Canelo Alvarez fight set for September 14th has sold out. All seats for the fight sold out in less than 24 hours and has broken the record for all-time live gate for boxing. The gate, which may draw close to $19 million depending on the […]
Fightmaster Episode 2: 545,000 viewer average
MMA Fighting reports that the ratings for Bellator’s Fightmaster have increased 26% from initial debut to an average of 545,000 viewers for a 0.4 rating. This week, episode 2 did not run opposite the NHL. Via MMA Fighting: The number is hardly a major success given Spike’s prime time average rating for the prior week […]
Spike TV obtains rights to Glory Kickboxing
A Spike TV press release sent out this morning announced that Glory Sports International (GSI) will debut on the network starting in the Fall of 2013. Two hour kickboxing events will air in prime time on select Saturday nights. Via Spike TV press release: “We are thrilled to partner with GSI in bringing Spike TV’s […]
Bellator-Alvarez case will not go to trial until late 2014 at earliest
The “Joint Proposed Discovery Plan” filed with the Court in the Eddie Alvarez-Bellator case reveals the sobering reality of the judicial system. Among the dates set by the Court, a pretrial conference will occur sometime after September 15, 2014 which would mean an actual trial in the case would not occur until late fall 2014 […]
Paulie-Broner fight score 1.3 million on Showtime
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that Saturday night’s Paulie Malignaggi-Adrien Broner fight scored 1.3 million viewers on Showtime. The ratings reflect an uptick in ratings for Showtime and a budding star in Broner. It was a free preview weekend for Showtime although the 1.3 million ratings is premised upon the number of Showtime subscribers. […]