The NY Times had an article yesterday on baseball players doing MMA training to get in shape. The article entitled, “Mixed Martial Arts makes inroads in baseball training,” examines the fascination with using MMA to train. Russell Martin is once again identified as a player that trains in MMA. He was featured in a Wall […]
WWE Tough Enough ratings down
Television by Numbers reports WWE’s reality series Tough Enough ratings grabbed 2.785 million viewers. The numbers show a decrease from last week’s debut. Tough Enough scored a rating 0f 0.9 for adults 18-49. In this week’s episode, Stone Cold Steve Austin eliminated indy wrestler Matt (aka M-Dogg 20 of CZW fame) for not having charisma […]
Bellator 40 ratings: 218,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 40 ratings were up with 218,000 viewers. The ratings show the first significant rise in ratings since the second week on MTV2. Via MMA Junkie: Bellator 40 actually overlapped an hour with “Strikefoce: Diaz vs. Daley” on Showtime, which garnered 528,000 viewers. In addition to the initial MTV2 audience of […]
Clothing brands raise funds for Japan
Tokyo Five clothing brand announced efforts to raise funds for the emergency relief efforts in Japan. In addition, VXRSI and MiddleEasy.com are offering t-shirts with proceeds going to help Japan. Via Tokyo Five press release: NEW YORK, NY, April 12, 2011 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) – Contributing to the emergency relief effort in Japan, Tokyo Five […]
Strikeforce Diaz vs. Daley peaks at 806,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that this past Saturday’s Strikeforce event on Showtime peaked at 806,000 viewers. The event average on Saturday grabbed 528,000 viewers. It was the fourth highest rated Strikeforce show on Showtime: “Strikeforce: Silva vs. Fedor” (February 2011): 741,000 viewers “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” (August 2009): 576,000 “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg” (January 2011): 561,000 […]