The South China Morning Post reports that ONE Championship is no longer pursuing Francis Ngannou after a three-hour meeting in Los Angeles. ONE Championship is set to hold its first U.S. event May 5th in Colorado. Ngannou, a free-agent since last January is still soliciting offers for his services. Chtri Sityodtong told SCMP via text […]
UFC Fight Night 223 bonuses
UFC Fight Night 223 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The promotion doled out 4 $50K Performance Bonuses this past Saturday. Marcus McGhee earned a $50K bonus with his second round submission of Journey Newsom. McGhee took the fight on just three days’ notice as a last minute replace and […]
AEW Dynamite (04.26) draws 863K viewers
AEW Dynamite drew 863,000 viewers on Wednesday night on TBS per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast made it to 9th overall in cable ratings for the night. AEW Dynamite drew 0.28 in the 18-49 demo, 0.16 F18-49, 0.40 M18-49, 0.20 18-34, 0.09 F12-34, 0.24 M12-34, 0.37 25-54, 0.39 in the over 50 category. This […]
Jake Paul launches boxing series
Jake Paul and his MVP Promotions will launch a new boxing series, Most Valuable Prospects, which will debut on May 26th in Orlando, Florida. The card will feature Ashton Slyve according to a report from ESPN. The Long Beach, California native served on the undercard of Jake Paul’s fight against Anderson Silva last October. The […]
Davis-Garcia draws 1.2M PPV buys
The Sports Business Journal reports that this past weekend’s Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia fight drew 1.2 million PPV units. Also, it was the 5th highest gate in Nevada history with $22.8 million for the sellout at T-Mobile Arena. The big fight saw Davis stop Garcia with a liver shot in the seventh round. The PPV aired […]