Ahead of her Bellator Flyweight title defense next week against Liz Carmouche, I had the chance to speak with Juliana Velasquez. She talks about her last fight, training for this one and how she thinks Bellator is marketing her.
Floyd Mayweather to fight on Dubai helipad in return to exhibition boxing
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is returning to the ring in May for an exhibition fight in Dubai. The 45-year-old will embark on his third exhibition post-boxing career against Don Moore. The event will take place May 14 on a hotel helipad in Dubai and will be a PPV event. Former UFC champ Anderson Silva will be […]
AEW Dynamite (04.06) draws 989,000 viewers
AEW Dynamite on TBS drew 989,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast finished second overall in cable ratings for the night. AEW drew 0.38 in the A18-49 demo which was good enough for second overall in the demo to the NBA on ESPN. It also drew 0.24 in F18-49, 0.53 in M18-49, 0.24 […]
UFC and Crypto.com launch Fan Bonuses for PPV paid in cryptocurrency
The UFC announced that it would pay fighters in Bitcoin as part of a new campaign with Crypto.com that allows fans to choose who should receive a bonus at PPV events. Fan voting will decide which top three fighters from each UFC PPV will win bitcoin bonuses of $30,000, $20,000 and $10,000 for first, second […]
PFL event under scrutiny from gambling industry
ESPN reports that a PFL event that was promoted as being live actually was pre-taped which brings into question issues related to gambling on the event. U.S. Integrity, a Las Vegas-based company that monitors betting markets alerted sportsbooks. Bettors that wagered on the event have found their accounts under review. The reason for the review […]