The earnings of an MMA fighter can be hard and the Lyman Good case is exemplifying that the life in the cage may not be lucrative. Good is currently suing the nutritional supplement company Gaspari Nutrition and Hi-Tech Pharmaceutical. He claims caused him to fail a USADA drug test leaving him suspended and out of […]
LeBron James-led media company producing “24/7”-inspired docu-series starting this weekend for Canelo-Jacobs
The May 4th showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs will receive a “24/7” style docuseries from the digital media company of LeBron James and Maverick Carter. “40 Days,” the entitled series which describes the eight weeks of training boxers use to prepare for a fight will give viewers the behind the scenes look at […]
Leslie Smith finds new home in Bellator MMA
Yahoo! Sports reports that former UFC fighter Leslie Smith has signed with Bellator MMA and plans to move to Featherweight. Smith’s last scheduled fight was to be almost a year to the day in April 2018 when she was to meet Aspen Ladd in Atlantic City. However, Ladd did not make weight and Smith did […]
ShoBox featuring Shields-Hammer draws 339,000 viewers
Showtime Boxing Saturday featuring the Claressa Shields-Christina Hammer fight peaked at 369,000 viewers for the much-anticipated fight. Overall, the fight unifying the middleweight title drew 339,000 viewers on the network according to Nielsen. The event went up against the UFC PPV on ESPN+. Shields had an easy time with Hammer winning a unanimous decision. Payout […]
UFC 236 prelims draw 893,000 viewers
The prelims for UFC 236 on ESPN drew 893,000 viewers according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). The event drew 498,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.60 share on Saturday. The prelims featured Matt Frevola and Jalin Turner with Frevola winning an impressive unanimous decision. The event served as the pre-cursor for the first […]