Did Curtis Jackson really sell a catchphrase to Bellator for $1 million? If so, it would be his best business deal since he invested in Vitamin Water. But, likely it’s a ruse to get MMA fans to talk about Bellator. Jackson posted on social media (and reported by MMA Junkie) that he met with Scott […]
Holloway told UFC 223 trending over 1M PPV buys by White
Would UFC 223 have scored over 1 million PPV buys if Max Holloway remained in the main event against Khabib Nurmagomedov? Dana White told the Featherweight champ this prior to his removal from the main event in Brooklyn. Al Iaquinta filled in at last minute to face Khabib. The event reported between 250,000 to 310,000 […]
WWE announces SmackDown Live deal with Fox Sports
The WWE announced its upcoming rights deal with Fox Sports with SmackDown Live starting on FOX Friday night October 4, 2019 according to a company press release. The deal with Fox Sports more than triples the fees it was receiving in its prior deal with NBC Universal. The show, which currently airs on the USA […]
Bellator announces deal with sport streaming service DAZN
Bellator announced a 9-figure, multi-year deal with sport stream service DAZN on Tuesday. The deal will feature 7 exclusive stacked fight cards per year on DAZN and another 15 that will be simulcast on Paramount Network and DAZN. DAZN will launch in the U.S. and Italy in 2018 according a press release. It is already […]
Claressa Shields latest fight draws 376,000 viewers on Showtime
Showtime Boxing Friday night drew a telecast high of 376,000 viewers for the main event featuring Claressa Shields and Hanna Gabriels. The “special edition” featured Shields as she defeated Gabriels in T-Rex’s first real challenge in her young pro career. In addition, the first bout of the telecast featured Umar Salamov taking on Brian Howard. […]