Jason Cruz

Golden Boy-HBO part ways

March 20, 2013 by Jason Cruz 21 Comments

Yahoo! Sports reports that HBO has ended its relationship with Golden Boy Promotions. The decision to leave the highest-rated boxing network will ignite a competition with rival Showtime. Golden Boy fighters such as Bernard Hopkins, Adrien Broner and Andre Berto will likely move to Showtime. Former HBO fighters Danny Garcia, Amir Khan and Canelo Alvarez […]

UFC 158: Payout Perspective

March 20, 2013 by Jason Cruz 17 Comments

Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 158 from the Belle Centre in Montreal where GSP defended his welterweight title against Nick Diaz. GSP dominates Diaz In a much anticipated match, Georges St. Pierre controlled Nick Diaz for 5 rounds and earned the unanimous decision. Diaz and […]

UFC 158 Prelims: 1.58 million viewer average

March 20, 2013 by Jason Cruz 13 Comments

MMA Fighting reports that the UFC 158 Prelims which aired on FX scored an average of 1.58 million viewers for a 1.03 rating. It made it the third highest rated prelims on the FX Network. The event was widely watched as it was reported that there were a record number of people that tuned into […]

South Dakota becomes 46th state to regulate MMA

March 18, 2013 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

MMA Junkie reports that South Dakota is ready to sign off on a bill that will legalize mixed martial arts in the state. Gov. Dennis Daugaard stated that he will not stand in the way of a bill that would regulate MMA and boxing. The bill passed out of committee and the state legislature. The […]

UFC 158 attendance, gate and bonuses

March 17, 2013 by Jason Cruz 12 Comments

MMA Junkie reports that UFC 158 at the Bell Centre in Montreal drew 20,145 fans for a gate of $3.71 million. Dana White revealed the figures at last night’s post-fight press conference along with the bonuses. UFC 158 ranks fourth among six events that were held at the venue. UFC 83 (Serra v. GSP), the […]