Bellator announced that it will be delivering its content across multiple platforms as the promotion debuts on Showtime on April 2nd. This includes shoulder programming on its YouTube channel promoting the upcoming events as well as prior fights on Showtime and OnDemand leading up to April 2nd. Showtime will air a collection of Bellator specials […]
Khabib retires, UFC announces Oliviera-Chandler
On Thursday night, Dana White posted a picture with Khabib Nurmagomedov which indicated that the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion would remain at 29-0 and retired. Acknowledging Khabib's retirement, Dana White tells @bokamotoESPN that Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will fight for the vacant lightweight championship at UFC 262 on May 15 🏆 pic.twitter.com/tHCZz2TQqj — […]
AEW 768K, NXT 597K
AEW Dynamite drew 768,000 viewers on TNT Wednesday night. NXT on the USA Network drew 597,000 viewers. AEW finished 6th overall in cable ratings on Wednesday. NXT finished 42nd. AEW drew 0.28 in the A18-49, 0.15 in F18-49, 0.41 M18-49, 0.14 A18-34, 0.11 F12-34, 0.15 M12-34, 0.34 A25-54, 0.31 over 50. NXT drew 0.13 in […]
Endeavor announces plans for IPO
Sportico broke the news that Endeavor, the owners of the UFC, have filed paperwork for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You might recall that Endeavor planned an IPO in 2019 but pulled back the launch. According to its 2019 prospectus it had $3 billion in revenue. With the IPO in […]
UFC forges another deal with CBD sponsor
The UFC has entered into a five-year agreement with Love Hemp to be the Official Global CBD Partner of the UFC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed in the press release. Love Hemp is UK-based CBD company offering a variety of products. The company will have branded integrations within UFC content on digital platforms, […]