WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew the lowest ratings of its time on Fox with the second hour producing just slightly over 2.1 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecasts are being done without a live audience which seems to be hurting home viewership. Friday night the two-hour telecast drew 2.239M viewers in […]
White reconnects with fighters in teleconference
Dana White held the first of two teleconferences with his contracted fighters to discuss reopening the UFC to events which includes his plans for a “Fight Island.” White, who is a part of the Administration’s task force to reopen the United States, felt confident in going forward based on information he knows from the Trump […]
UFC files TM applications in anticipation of Fight Island
As I speculated a week again, UFC Fight Island is becoming a reality. The UFC filed a series of trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “Fight Island” and “UFC Fight Island.” The mark, Fight Island, was previously abandoned which opened up the path for the promotion to file for it. In […]
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Ric Flair loses NATURE BOY trademark appeal
Pro Wrestler Ric Flair has lost an appeal with the USPTO for the use of the trademark NATURE BOY for apparel and other products as it is too close to the existing mark of another company using the mark, Nature Boys. The widely popular pro wrestler, Flair, is known for his flowing blonde hair and […]