Jake Paul’s fight against Hasim Rahman, Jr. set for next Saturday, August 6th is off per his promotional company. He states that it is due to Rahman’s weight. The team had agreed to bump up the weight limit for their fight from 200 lbs. to 205 lbs. However, per Paul’s team, today was the first […]
AEW Dynamite (07.27) draws 976K viewers
AEW Dynamite drew 976,000 viewers on TBS Wednesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. While the ratings were up it did fall to second place in the overall cable ratings to MLB baseball on ESPN. AEW drew 0.33 in the A18-49 demo while MLB drew 0.50. AEW scored 0.23 in F18-49, 0.44 M18-49, 0.23 A18-34, […]
Boxing promoter Cohen reveals payments to consultant with ties to WBA
Boxing Scene reports of a possible tie between a boxing promoter and the World Boxing Association where the promoter sent money to a company that works “closely” with sanctioning bodies. The transaction appears to be a payment made to a sanctioning body for the purpose of creating influence to give his fighters better fights. The […]
Bellator 283 salaries
Bellator 283 took place on Friday night at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. The Washington State Department of Licensing disclosed the purse information for the event on Tuesday. Jason Jackson, with his victory against Douglas Lima, earned the most of any fighter per the disclosed pay sheet. Jackson earned $108,000 plus another $83,000 […]
Bellator 283 recap
Bellator took place on Friday night at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. The main event featured Jason Jackson and Douglas Lima in a welterweight matchup. Jackson defeats Lima via Unanimous Decision It was a one-sided affair for the ass-kicking machine as Jackson dominated the full 5 rounds using his wrestling to keep Lima […]