The UFC announced that it will build a UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China. The new facility will be three times bigger than the Las Vegas Campus according to the press release. Via UFC Press Release: UFC Performance Institute Shanghai will serve as a training hub to develop and support MMA athletes from mainland China […]
Tape-delayed Bellator 209 on Paramount draws 381,000 viewers
Bellator MMA Live 209 drew 381,000 viewers on the Paramount Network according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast was also available via digital streaming service DAZN. The event was tape-delayed from Israel and featured Patricio Freire as he defeated Emmanuel Sanchez for Friere’s Featherweight title. The event drew 0.13 in the A18-49 demo. Payout […]
Top Rank Boxing on Friday night draws 950,000 on ESPN
Top Rank Boxing on Friday night drew 950,000 viewers per Nieslen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast saw Maurice Hooker TKO Alex Saucedo in the seventh round of their title fight. It was an exciting fight as Hooker went down in the second round of the fight versus the previously unbeaten Saucedo. Hooker retained his junior […]
$39.99 new PPV price for Ortiz-Liddell 3
This Saturday’s Golden Boy promoted Tito Ortiz-Chuck Liddell 3 matchup has a new PPV price: $39.99. The lower price (originally $49.99) looks to entice casual viewers into taking time away from holiday shopping and purchasing the PPV. Of course, the fight card underneath Ortiz-Lidell leaves many wondering. Former UFC veterans Efrain Escudero and Gleison Tibau […]
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit try to avoid “hot tubbing”
Plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit have filed a letter to the Court arguing that there should not be an evidentiary hearing on expert testimony. The legal slang of “hot tubbing” where “concurrent expert evidence” is being offered and heard by the court at the same time. Letter November 16 by on Scribd Plaintiffs see […]