John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports on the UFC’s safety protocol in light of its three events in Jacksonville, Florida. Notably, UFC COO Lawrence Epstein said it has 1,200 coronavirus tests to make sure its fighters and staff are safe. The UFC has 600+ antibody tests and 600+ antigen tests on hand. “Now […]
Endeavor sells off stake in Fortnite, will not sell UFC
Endeavor is selling part of its stake in Epic Games, Inc., the publisher of video game Fortnite according to a report from Bloomberg. The owners of the UFC are hoping this move will help its fledgling businesses which have been hit hard by the coronavirus. Endeavor will still hold onto some piece of Epic Games, […]
WWE Smackdown and RAW hit new lows
WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew an average of just 1.885 million viewers on Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz daily. The show drew a household rating of 1.24 and only 639,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The ratings reflect a gradual reduction in viewership which seems to be due in part to the lack […]
Talking UFC 249 at American University’s Writing and Fighting Class
American University writing professor Nancy Kidder has a great class that discusses Writing and Fighting. On Monday, I was a guest speaker for the class along with Trent Reinsmith. We discussed UFC 249 and the particular issues we had with the return of MMA in the midst of a pandemic. I also chime in with […]
UFC athletes to be given COVID-19 tests
UFC athletes participating this Saturday will be tested for COVID-19 according to an emailed letter obtained by MMA Junkie. The information comes to athletes as most are traveling to Florida. Prior to the information provided on Monday, there was not a word as to whether athletes would be tested which would lead one to believe […]