FighterXFashion reports that Nike will be releasing shoes and shirts for UFC Light Heavyweight Champion John “Bones” Jones this Friday. Shoes will be released in limited quantities at select NikeTowns in New York and Las Vegas and online at Nike.com. Jones is one of three UFC fighters with a Nike contract and is the only […]
GLORY signs deal with CBS Sports Network
MMA Fighting reports that kickboxing organization GLORY has signed a multi-fight television deal with the CBS Sports Network. Two GLORY events will be aired on the network starting with an event on April 21st. Via MMA Fighting: GLORY 7 from Milan, headlined by Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Hafid El Boustati, will air via tape delay on […]
Top Rank Boxing Looking to Capitalize on Content
The Sports Business Journal recently ran an in depth section focusing on the importance of content. One of its features included Top Rank Boxing and its strategy of producing its own feed for PPVs with the future hope that fans will turn to its web site as opposed to cable and satellite providers. When subscribers […]
The Wrestling Post: Post-Wrestlemania 29 Edition
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. In this edition we take a look at the post-Wrestlemania 29 numbers and problems with its live stream during the event. Wrestlemania 29 Attendance 80K plus According to The Wrestling Observer (subscription required), attendance at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey was announced at 80,676. The […]
TUF 17 Finale ratings: 1.7 million
John Morgan of MMA Junkie reports that The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale on Saturday night scored 1.705 million viewers. Morgan reported the TUF 17 Finale was the number 1 cable show in the 18-49 male demo. Notably, Morgan reported that the number 1 network programming at the time was NASCAR on Fox. The TUF 16 […]