The Mohegan Tribe Athletic Department of Athletic Regulation suspended Sanford MMA coaches Henri Hooft and Greg Jones after they broke COVID-19 protocol. The regulator body overseeing Bellator 253 fined Jason Jackson $1,000 for the breach of his coaches. The punishment came as a result of a video of them breaking quarantine and training with Jackson. […]
AEW 850K, NXT 638K
AEW Dynamite on TNT surged back atop the cable ratings on Wednesday night placing 7th overall and drawing 850,000 overall viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. NXT fared well but placed 56th and drew 638,000 viewers on the USA Network. WWE NXT drew 638,000 viewers and a household rating of 0.14. AEW Dynamite on TNT […]
Prior to Performance of the Night, UFC welterweight failed USADA test
UFC welterweight Jesse Ronson has accepted a 20-month suspension after he tested positive for a banned substance in out-of-competition testing prior to his July 22nd Fight Island win at UFC on ESPN 14. The Canadian tested positive for the metabolite of metandienone. Ronson earned a submission victory over Nicolas Dalby and earned a performance bonus […]
McGregor-Poirier II set for UFC 257
Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon is finally set as he is scheduled to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 on January 23rd. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani was first to report that McGregor signed his bout agreement. Poirier had signed his last week. The fight was in the making on social media as the two fighters […]
PFL announces partnership with Wave.tv
The Professional Fighters League is partnering with Wave.tv for distribution of its content according to the promotion in a press release. The partnership will allow Wave.tv is an upstart in digital media company having secured $32 million this past summer to fund an expansion. The Series A round of equity and debt vallueas the company […]