Deadline.com reports that Combate Americas has signed a three-year partnership with Univision and Grupo Televisa. The deal is worth 8 figures according to the report. Combate Americas is touting the deal as “the first cross-border deal for combat sports, with Univision and Televisa set to deliver live fights via their recently relaunched TUDN sports brands […]
ONE Championship draws 264,000 viewers
ONE Championship’s airing of its big card from Tokyo, Japan on Saturday night drew 264,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured many of the top stars from the promotion including Demetrious Johnson as he won the ONE Flyweight Grand Prix title over Danny Kingad. The event aired late Saturday night on […]
Aspen Ladd loses CSAC appeal as TKO upheld
UFC women’s bantamweight had her appeal of her sudden first round KO by Germaine de Randamie denied by the California State Athletic Commission. Ladd attempted to change the loss to a no-contest based on referee Herb Dean’s quick stoppage. The fight was the main event of a UFC Fight Night in Sacramento this past July. […]
Bellator MMA 230 draws 202,000 on Paramount Network
Bellator MMA 230 on the Paramount Network Saturday night scored 202,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast featured Rafael Carvalho as he took on Vadim Nemkov in a light heavyweight bout. Nemkov submitted Carvalho who was making his debut at light heavyweight. The event took place from Milan, Italy. Bellator 230: 202,000 […]
Abdelaziz charged with battery in incident with rival manager
There were fireworks backstage at the PFL Playoff event on Friday night as MMA managers were involved in altercation and police have charged Ali Abdelaziz. Abdelaziz and Abe Kawa were involved with the police report (obtained by MMA Junkie) stating that Abdelaziz struck Kawa in the face with a closed fist. Kawa states in the […]