The UFC Anti-Doping Program will now include oral fluid testing according to USADA. The announcement was made last month but Jeff Novitzky made the announcement on Friday. UFC program has started piloting a new collection method (oral fluid). Biggest upside…it potentially will only detect use of in-comp prohibited only substances (like marijuana/thc) within hours of […]
WWE Smackdown holds steady with 2.42M viewers to start new year
AEW draws 967,000 viewers on New Year’s Day
All Elite Wresting’s Dynamite drew 967,000 viewers on New Year’s Eve Night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. WWE’s NXT on USA drew 548,000 viewers although it was a replay show of some of the top moments from 2019. AEW drew 967,000 viewers and 0.36 in the A18-49 demo and 0.52 in the M18-49 demo. […]
PFL’s New Year’s Eve Finale draws 361,000 viewers on ESPN2
The PFL Championships on New Years Eve on ESPN2 Tuesday drew 361,000 viewers. The event featured the conclusion of the promotion’s second season with its tournament format for a $1 million prize. Notably, it outdrew the NBA game between Denver and Houston on NBA TV at the same time. The PFL Championship aired from New […]
A review of some of the MMA lawsuits of 2019
Notwithstanding the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit, there were other cases this year. Mark Hunt, Lyman Good and Yoel Romero are just some of the MMA lawsuits that made headlines in 2019. While some of these cases, have not concluded, they provide interesting color to the very colorful business of MMA. Mark Hunt lawsuit still not over […]