The Professional Fighters League drew just 356K on Thursday night per Programming Insider. The telecast aired the finals of the Heavyweight, Lightweight and Middleweight Divisions. The telecast drew 0.08 in the A18-49 which is estimated at just over 100K viewers. Notably, the lead-in on Thursday was the Little League World Series which overran its scheduled […]
TKO pays UNLV $1.75M to move football game
The UNLV football team moved up its game against Idaho State at Allegiant Stadium three weeks to Saturday per a request from TKO so that it could hold the Crawford-Canelo fight on September 13th. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal the amended contract for the game includes $500K to Idaho State. In addition to payment, […]
Edgar coming out of retirement for Bare Knuckle Fight
43-year-old Frankie Edgar is coming out of combat sports retirement to fight in a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event in his native New Jersey on October 4th. Edgar will face another former UFC veteran Jimmie Rivera. The event will take place at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Edgar’s last combat sports fight was UFC […]
Judge grants Penn’s mother 1 year restraining order
The Hawaii News Now reports that a judge has granted BJ Penn’s mother a restraining order for 1 year. Penn’s mother, 79-year-old Lorraine Shin requested 2 years but the Hilo court granted one year to end May 2026. Shin requested a temporary protective order back in May after Penn made claims that his family, including […]
Jake Paul to face Tank Davis in exhibition on Netflix
The Ring Magazine reports that Jake Paul will take on Tank Davis in an exhibition on Netflix November 15th. The unlikely exhibition pits Paul who last fought at 200 pounds while Davis is the champion at 135 pounds. This appears to be a pivot to the exhibition after talks with Paul fighting heavyweight Anthony Joshua […]
