Ryan Garcia, Golden Boy Boxing’s biggest star after the promotion parted ways with Canelo Alvarez has received a bit of bad news as his opponent for his fight December 5th has tested positive for the coronavirus. Luke Campbell appears to be asymptomatic as the parties attempt to reschedule the bout. The fight was going to […]
PFL partners with group to deliver its SmartCage analytics
As sports move toward embracing analytics more and more, the PFL is utilizing its capabilities from its SmartCage data to deliver analytics for fight fans. According to a press release from the PFL, Flagship Solutions Group, and IBM Gold Business Partner will partner with the PFL to manage, design, and deliver the experience leveraging IBM’s […]
PBC Fight Night on Saturday holds its own despite stiff competition
PBC Fight Night on Fox Saturday night drew 982,000 viewers in the first hour and 1.048 million in the second hour per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured heavyweights with Luis Ortiz making short work of Alexander Flores with a KO in the first round. The event drew a 0.3 rating in the A18-49 […]
UFC on ESPN 17 draws all-time low of 429K viewers
On a day dominated with Election programming, UFC Fight Night on ESPN featuring Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira drew 429,000 viewers. The event aired on Saturday night 10:11pm ET (due to overrun) and scored a 0.15 household rating. It drew 194,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. It is the lowest output for a UFC […]
PFL women’s champ Harrison fighting in Invicta
PFL Champion Kayla Harrison is scheduled to take on Courtney King at Invicta FC 43 on November 20th according to a press release. This crossover fight at featherweight presents an interesting scenario in which a champion of another organization is making an appearance in another. The Professional Fighter’s League announced this past spring, that it […]