UFC on ESPN +21 took place in Moscow on Saturday with the main event drawing a Fight of the Night bonus. Zabit Magomedsharipov’s win over Calvin Kattar drew Fight of the Night Honors. In addition Magomed Ankalaev’s front kick stoppage of Dalcha Lungiambula drew a Performance Bonus. David Zawada’s upset victory over Abubakar Nurmagomedov took […]
KSI, Logan Paul to earn $900K for their first pro fight
Matchroom Boxing’s promotion of the 2nd fight between YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul goes down at the Staples Center tonight. Both will take home $900,000 for their first professional fight. The event, which is actually a rematch between the two last year in the U.K., also has other fighters on the card including young upstart […]
Friday Night Smackdown on Fox draws 2.62M viewer average
Friday Night Smackdown on Fox drew an average of 2.62 million viewers over the two hour telecast according to Nielsen. The ratings per hour showed a slight increase over last week. WWE’s show drew 0.8 in the A18-49 demo and a 5 share which led the networks for the night. Overall, Hawaii Five-O on CBS […]
AEW, NXT post ratings gains from last week
AEW saw its first uptick in ratings in its 6th week according to Nielsen. The ratings were up to 822,000 viewers on TNT while NXT on USA also posted gains with 813,000 viewers. The two-hour telecast on TNT saw an increase in its viewership from last week. It saw slight increases in viewership in the […]
Gastelum, Cordeiro and Anderson fined by NYSAC
ESPN reports that the New York State Athletic Commission fined three for conduct before and during UFC 244. Corey Anderson was fined $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and Gastelum was fined $1,000 for violating a weigh-in policy. In addition, Gastelum’s coach, Rafael Cordeiro was fined $200 for helping his fighter during the weigh-in process. Video of […]