MMA Junkie (via USA Today) reports that Frankie Edgar will replace injured Erik Koch and face Featherweight Jose Aldo. It will be Edgar’s first appearance at Featherweight and he gets the title shot against Aldo in Brazil. Koch had to pull out due to an undisclosed injury. Yet again, another injury close to an event. […]
The Pro Wrestling Post: Saturday AM and WM on NBC ratings
Welcome to another edition of The Pro Wrestling Post. This time we take a look at the debut of the WWE’s Saturday morning show and ratings from the Wrestlemania repeat. Saturday Morning Slam does better than TUF F4WOnline.com (subscription required) reports the debut episode of WWE’s Saturday Morning Slam garnered an average 1,126,000 viewers for […]
GSP cleared to return for November
Georges St. Pierre announced via Twitter that he was medically cleared for his return to the Octagon this fall. GSP will face Carlos Condit to unify the UFC welterweight champion in Montreal. Via Twitter: I’m now medically cleared to compete in professional mixed martial arts events- Rendez-vous le 17 novembre, @ufc 154, Montréal!!! — Georges […]
MMA to air on NBC Sports Network?
MMA Fighting reports that MMA organization the World Series of Fighting received its promoter’s license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission which allows it to promote its first fight in Nevada. The organization is scheduled for November at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. MMA Fighting has obtained documents which indicate that NBC Sports Networks will […]
Bellator 73: 167,000 viewer average
MMA Junkie reports that the Bellator Summer Series finale earned an average rating of 167,000 viewers. Bellator 73’s rating brought the summer average to 180,000 viewers. This summer’s season series is lower than last summer’s 229,000 viewer average. The ratings for this past Friday’s event was lower than Bellator 72’s 193,000 average. Payout Perspective: Bellator […]