NXT on USA surpassed AEW Dynamite on TNT for the first time in 2020 according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. NXT drew 693,000 viewers while AEW drew 692,000 viewers. Despite losing the overall viewership, AEW still had a stronger household rating (A18-49) at 0.26 while WWE pulled in 0.19. ADW drew 0.35 in the M18-49 […]
UFC 249 postponed after California steps in
Dana White announced Thursday afternoon that UFC 249 is postponed as well as other fights the company had planned to go forward starting next Saturday. White indicated he received a call from the “highest level you can go at Disney, and the highest level at ESPN” in halting the plans of the promotion. UFC 249 […]
ABC reverses course on UFC events
MMA Fighting reports that UFC 249 will be a regulated event per The Association of Boxing Commission and Combative (“ABC”) Sports. The Association of Ringside Physicians (“ARP”) released a statement earlier this week which advised not holding combat sports until further notice. On Tuesday, The MMA Report received a statement from the ABC stating that […]
DAZN furloughs employees as live-events go dark
The Athletic reports that DAZN has put a halt on its live-events team until early July due to the coronavirus pandemic. This also likely means the same impact on Bellator’s team as well. The furlough of employees of DAZN will include 50 percent pay and full medical benefits. Along with boxing events, the pause on […]
Details of Dana White sex tape lawsuit
MPO has obtained the lawsuit filed by Joshua Ramos against Dana White and UFC Holdings, LLC. The lawsuit filed in Clark County; Nevada details the sex-tape extortion hush money deal gone bad. As was reported this past weekend, Ramos sued White and the UFC for backing out of a deal in exchange for his silence. […]