Former UFC bantamweight Erik Perez (19-7) returns to the cage on Friday night at Bellator 242 against Josh Hill as part of the event at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Perez, who lives in Tijuana, has been training in San Diego with Dominick Cruz. Prior to the pandemic, he had been taking the […]
Showtime Boxing draws 198K viewers average
Showtime Boxing on Saturday night drew a 198,000 viewer average according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured David Benavidez as he outclassed Alexis Angulo and the fight was called by Angulo’s corner after 10 rounds. The only drawback from the fight was Benavidez unable to make the 168 pound weight limit. According to […]
Report: UFC 252 PPV draws 500K worldwide buys
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that UFC 252 drew 500,000 worldwide PPV buys per his sources. An estimation of the U.S. figure is at 400,000 for the event featuring Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. Saturday night Miocic and Cormier met in the trilogy with the champion retaining the belt and Cormier retiring. […]
Welterweight prospects square off on Bellator 244 prelims
Looking to raise capital, DAZN ponders going public
Bloomberg reports that DAZN is looking to publicly trade as it looks for up to $1 billion to funding its online streaming platform. Due to the pandemic, the UK-based company has lost subscribers, furloughed workers and advised its partners that it would not be paying for its rights fees. The company believes that it will […]