Dana White spoke on the ESPN show, Daily Wager, to discuss sports betting. White stated that he was a proponent of sports betting of course because he was “from Vegas.” He also spoke on the role of gambling plays growth in the sport. He also discussed how there is “always a rooting interest” when people […]
WWE Friday Smackdown dips below 2 million viewers
Despite the return of one of its biggest stars, WWE Friday Night Smackdown saw its ratings dip under 2 million viewers for the first time since New Year’s Day. The 2-hour telecast drew 1.905 million viewers in the first hour and 1.862 million viewers in the second hour. The telecast drew 0.5 in the A18-49 […]
Edwards-Chimaev called off due to Russian’s issues with COVID-19
Another attempt at a Leon Edwards-Khamzat Chimaev fight is off once again as their showdown for March 13th is postponed due to Chimaev’s bout with COVID-19. There is no word yet if Edwards will seek another opponent for the event. UFC President Dana White told Brett Okamoto on Thursday that the fight is off due […]
AEW 741K, NXT 558K
AEW Dynamite on TNT drew 741,000 viewers on Wednesday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. NXT on USA fell to 558,000 viewers. The Impeachment hearings during the week drew a lot of eyes as AEW Dynamite fell to 21st overall in cable ratings. NXT fell to 62nd overall. NXT drew a 0.12 household rating […]
Gina Carano fired by Lucasfilm and UTA for social media posts
Former MMA fighter Gina Carano was fired from her role on the Disney series, “The Mandalorian” as a result of inflammatory social media posts. The former Strikeforce competitor compared Republicans in this political climate to Holocaust victims in Nazi Germany. Carano is no stranger to social media political statements as she has made inflammatory posts […]