The Hollywood Reporter reports on the UFC’s plans for its big event at The Sphere on September 14th. Dana White has intimated that the company has spent an overwhelming amount of money on the event which is said to be a “celebration of Mexico’s contribution to combat sports.” Of course, the main event is Sean […]
Endeavor boss says Dana White is “the best brand in sports”
Endeavor CEO Mark Shapiro was interviewed on Andrew Marchand’s debut podcast last week and part of the discussion focused on the upcoming media rights deal for the UFC. The UFC will be entering the last year of its deal with Disney and he indicated that many are interested. Shapiro indicated that the UFC rights were […]
Rountree suspended by NAC but can still fight at UFC 307
The Nevada State Athletic Commission had its monthly meeting on Thursday and one of the action items was to address Khalil Rountree’s positive drug test finding of the anabolic steroid DHEA. But, Rountree self-reported the infraction and worked with the UFC’s anti-doping agency to discover the source was a supplement. The Combat Sports Anti-Doping agency […]
WWE NXT (08.27) draws 615K viewers
WWE NXT on the USA Network drew 615,000 viewers per Wrestlenomics. The telecast drew 0.17 in the A18-49 demo. The telecast was third on cable for the night in the A18-49 demo. According to Program Insider it drew a 0.36 household rating. t drew 0.11 among F18-49 and 0.22 for M18-49. The telecast peaked with […]
AEW Collision (08.24) draws 442,000 viewers
AEW Collision on TNT Saturday night drew 442,00 viewers per Wrestlenomics. The telecast drew 0.13 in the A18-49 demo. The telecast was the go-home show for AEW before its big stadium show at Wembley Stadium. The taped show from Cardiff, Wales was up 36,000 viewers from last week. The telecast competed with Week 0 of […]