I’ll be the featured guest discussing legal issues in mixed martial arts on SportsLawChat this Sunday, March 10th from 5:00-6:00pm PST/8:00-9:00EST. The discussion will take place on Twitter and you can follow the happenings with the hashtag #SLChat. You could also find me @dilletaunt tweeting this information. I’ll be talking about the Zuffa-New York lawsuit, […]
White listed in SI’s 50 Most Powerful in Sport
Dana White ranks 45th behind Barack Obama in Sports Illustrated’s poll of the 50 Most Powerful People in Sports. As the title infers, the list includes the biggest power brokers in sports. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ranks number 1 and retiring NBA commissioner David Stern is second. Other notables on the list include Eric Shanks […]
TUF 17 Episode 6: 1.259 million viewer average
Television By Numbers reports that this week’s The Ultimate Fighter received an average of 1.259 million viewers. It received a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demo. The ratings reflect a nice bump up for the season. TUF 17 Episode 1: 1.51 million TUF 17 Episode 2: 1.27 million TUF 17 Episode 3: 1.191 million TUF […]
The Wrestling Post – WWE Q4 Earnings
On Thursday, the WWE released its earnings report for the end of the year for 2012. While Q4 turned a profit, the bigger news was that it anticipates that the company could double or triple its 2012 earnings by 2015 with the aid of the WWE Network. One big asterisk with the earnings bonanza. The […]
Fox Sports 1 launches August 17th
Fox revealed its plans today for Fox Sports 1 which will launch August 17th. According to SI’s Richard Deitsch, the dedicated sports channel will have UFC Fight Nights on Wednesdays. However, it will have a UFC Fight Night the first night of the channel, August 17th. Deitsch also reports that the fights on Wednesdays will […]