The NY Times reports that HBO is leaving the boxing business after 45 years in the business. HBO’s vice president of sports, Peter Nelson, made the announcement to HBO Boxing production staff Thursday morning. According to the NY Times, Jim Lampley will remain on with HBO while Max Kellerman, Harold Lederman, Andre Ward and Roy […]
NLRB dismisses Leslie Smith’s claims against Zuffa
MMA Junkie’s Steven Marrocco first reported that former UFC fighter Leslie Smith had her NLRB complaint against Zuffa dismissed last week per Smith’s attorney Lucas Middlebrook. Per a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Middelbrook plans to appeal. Smith filed the charging letter in May of this year based on unfair labor practices against the UFC. […]
UFC-BIXLER announce licensing deal for athlete-inspired jewelry
The UFC announced a multi-year licensing agreement with BIXLER, North America’s First Jeweler. The deal grants Bixler the rights to manufacture and distribute the UFC and MMA athlete-inspired jewelry in the United States and Canada as well as worldwide via the UFC Store online. IMG negotiated the partnership on behalf of the UFC. Via UFC […]
Canelo-GGG II draws approximately 1.1M PPV buys
Canelo-GGG II on September 15th drew approximately 1.1 million PPV buys per a report by ESPN which probed multiple industry sources regarding the buy rate. The report would mean that the rematch fell short of the original fight between the two. With a suggested retail price of $84.95, the event generated at least $94 million […]
UFC Fight Night 137 draws 607,000 viewers, Prelims 243,000
UFC Fight Night 137 drew 607,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night while the Prelims on FS2 drew 243,000 according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main card featured Eryck Anders taking on Thiago Santos. Anders was unable to continue and Santos won via TKO after Round 3. The prelims airing on FS2 featured Charles Oliveira […]