As wrestling fans descend on New York for Wrestlemania weekend, the WWE has filed a preemptory complaint to ward off trademark infringers that may sell merchandise bearing trademarks owned by the company. In a verified complaint filed in New York, it requested that the Court issue a temporary restraining order and seizure against sales of […]
Mexican actress of El Chapo doc invests in latest round of Combates Americas funding
Variety reports that Kate del Castillo has invested in Combate Americas in the latest round of funding. The Mexican actress is known for her Netflix documentary, “The Day I Met El Chapo.” Del Castillo has acquired an equity stake in Combate Americas in the company’s latest part of a $20 million Series B round of […]
After barrage on Twitter, Conor offers to ‘move forward’
Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmogomedov escalated their war on social media yesterday which required the UFC to step in which may have spurred an “moving forward” mea culpa by the former double champion. The social media sparring began with McGregor posting a batch of pictures depicting a beaten Pauli Malignaggi after he had sparred the […]
ONE Championship debut draws 176,000 on TNT
ONE Championship MMA: A New Era drew 176,000 viewers Monday night on TNT for the replay of its Tokyo event this past weekend per Nielsen. The event was also available live on the B/R App live. Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez made their promotional debuts on the card. Johnson earned a second round submission over […]
UFC Fight Night on ESPN 2 draws 828,000 viewers, Prelims draw 480,000
UFC Fight Night on ESPN 2 drew 828,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which also aired on ESPN drew 480,000 viewers. The main card saw Justin Gaethje KO Edson Barboza in the first round of the main event. The event from Philadelphia drew 330,000 in the A18-49 demo and a 0.53 […]