Legacy Fighting Alliance, a longtime fixture on AXS TV until the recent acquisition by Anthem Sports and Entertainment, has found a new home with UFC Fight Pass. The first event streams live this Friday, November 15th according to a company press release. LFA has been a springboard for many fighters looking to make it into […]
CM Punk returns to WWE programming
CM Punk is back in a WWE ring…sort of. He made an appearance on WWE’s Backstage show on the FS1 Network Tuesday night. THAT. JUST. HAPPENED. #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/TDd5n0qk25 — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) November 13, 2019 Punk’s departure from the WWE resulted in a legal matter in which he settled with the company on […]
Attendance, gate and payouts from Canelo Kovalev
The Nevada Athletic Commission disclosed its payout sheet from last weekend’s Canelo Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev fight. It also disclosed the attendance and gate which shows over 10,000 fans in attendance. Per the Nevada Athletic Commission: 11/02/19 Canelo v. Alvarez Gate $8,173,920.00 Sold 10,005 Comps 1,643 Sergey Kovalev $3 M Saul “Canelo” Alvarez $35M Ryan Garcia $250,000 […]
Bellator 233 draws 314,000 on The Paramount Network
Bellator MMA Live 233 on The Paramount Network drew 314,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew a 0.09 rating in the A18-49 demo. The event featured John Salter taking on Costello van Steenis in a battle of Bellator middleweights. Salter won via unanimous decision. The event also saw the last fight […]
UFC Moscow attendance and gate
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 […]