MMA Fighting reports that Comcast and Fox have struck a deal which will allow Fuel TV on Xfinity cable. The deal improves the viewership audience by an estimated 22 million based on the number of Xfinity cable customers. Terms of the deal were not available but the deal means that a whole new audience of […]
Court to hear oral argument in Zuffa-New York lawsuit
This Wednesday, February 13th, the Court will hear oral argument in New York’s Second Motion to Dismiss Zuffa, et al’s lawsuit against the state citing that the state’s law banning MMA is unconstitutional. As you may recall, Zuffa sued the state of New York citing the law banning Mixed Martial Arts in the state as […]
Wrestling eliminated from the Olympics
Yahoo! Sports reports that the International Olympic Committee has cut wrestling from the Summer Olympics. Wrestling will be removed from the 2020 Olympics as an effort to “streamline” the games. Wrestling, and not the modern pentathlon, will be removed from the 25 core sports. The move occurred via secret ballot amongst IOC leaders. Via the […]
Certification of Dave Meltzer filed in Alvarez-Bellator lawsuit
MMA Fighting and the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer has filed a certification of UFC PPV numbers in a recent filing in the Eddie Alvarez-Bellator lawsuit. Meltzer, filing on behalf of Alvarez, attests to UFC PPV buy rates and makes an estimate on buy rates featuring GSP and Jon Jones. Notably, in the January 24, 2013 […]
DirecTV survey about WWE Network
The Wrestling Observer reports that DirecTV has sent out surveys to its viewers as to whether it would be interested in the WWE Network. The Observer (subscription required) notes that the new network would be airing 11 of the 12 PPVs a year of the WWE. WrestleMania, the biggest PPV of the year for the […]