Heavyweight boxer Mahmoud Charr has added defendants to his lawsuit against Don King. The federal court in the Southern District of Florida allowed for Charr to amend his complaint originally filed last August. In the new addition to the lawsuit, Charr adds the World Boxing Association and its president, Gilbert Mendoza, Jr. as conspiring with […]
UFC on ABC 3 attendance, bonuses and gate
UFC on ABC 3 took place Saturday afternoon from Long Island, New York. The promotion handed out 7 bonuses to fighters on the card. Dustin Jacoby, Bill Allego, Ricky Simon, Punahele Soriano, Li Jingliang and Amanda Lemos earned Performance Bonuses while Matt Schnell and Su Mudaerji earned Fight of the Night. Notably, Schnell came back […]
ESPN+ raises prices starting in August
ESPN+ will now cost $9.99 per month or $99.99 annually as the Disney company made the announcement on Friday. Next month the 43% rise from $6.99 per month/$69.99 annually will be reflected on subscribers’ bills. If you account for the rise in UFC PPVs (which raised its PPV price point to $74.99 recently) the UFC […]
UFC on ESPN 39 main card #1 in cable Saturday
UFC on ESPN 39 which took place on Saturday on ESPN drew 762,000 viewers and 316,000 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims on ESPN drew 548,000 viewers and 223,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The telecast was number 1 on cable this past Saturday. The prelims landed at number 5 […]
NXT on USA (7.12) draws 582,000 viewers
NXT on USA Tuesday night drew 582,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast finished 21st overall in cable ratings Tuesday night. NXT drew 0.14 in the A18-49 demo, 0.09 in F18-49, 0.19 in M18-49, 0.12 in M18-34, 0.08 in F12-34 and 0.12 in M12-34, 0.18 in A25-54 and 0.32 in the over 50 […]