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Orange County Court tentatively rules in favor of Minakov’s former agency

March 2, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Orange County Superior Court has filed a “tentative” ruling deciding that former Bellator Heavyweight Vitaly Minakov is subject to a prejudgment writ of attachment which may require any purse from future fights go toward his former agents. A “tentative” ruling is a way to operate more efficiently by courts in which they decide a […]

Filed Under: agent, Bellator, Bellator MMA, contracts, legal

UFC on ESPN+27 attendance, gate and bonuses

March 2, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN+27 took place in Norfolk, Virginia Saturday and offered up a Fight of the Night featuring two young bantamweights. Kyler Phillips and Gabriel Silva earned a Fight of the Night $50,000 bonus with Phillips earning the unanimous decision victory.  The Performance Bonuses went to Megan Anderson and Jordan Griffin.  The event took place […]

Filed Under: Attendance, bonuses, gate, UFC

AEW wins all demos against NXT with “go home” telecast before PPV

February 29, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The “go home” show for AEW Dynamite as it leads to its quarterly PPV Saturday night proved to turn the tide in the ratings competition with WWE’s NXT. AEW drew 865,000 viewers overall and scored wins in all of the key demos including adults over 50 which had been owned by NXT. AEW drew a […]

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WWE Smackdown draws 2.7M viewer average, tops networks in key demos

February 29, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE Smackdown on Friday night drew 2.736 million viewers in the first hour and 2.697 million in the second hour per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast on Fox drew a 6 share in the M18-49 demo and a 0.8 in the A18-49 in both hours. Both were the best across networks. CBS ruled the […]

Filed Under: FOX, Friday Night SmackDown, ratings, WWE

Former agent seeks to recoup lost commissions from Russian Heavyweight represented by Ali Abdelaziz

February 28, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Former Bellator Heavyweight Vitaly Minakov no longer has a visa to enter the United States according to the fighter, but a lawsuit still resides in an Orange County, California courtroom over the alleged “client stealing” accused by his old agent of Ali Abdelaziz.  On Monday, the parties will argue whether a prejudgment writ of attachment […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, Featured, legal, RusFighters v. Minakov

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