Bellator MMA announced its first-ever event to be held in Hawaii this December. The card will be highlighted by Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defending her flyweight title. In honor of the occasion, the mayor of Honolulu proclaimed September 17th Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Day. The Bellator flyweight will defend her title December 15th at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 662,000 viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Friday night drew 662,000 viewers and a 0.22 rating in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen. The event took place the night before the big GGG-Canelo Alvarez fight. The main event of the ESPN telecast saw Jose Ramirez defeat Antonio Orozco via unanimous decision in a matchup of super lightweights. The […]
McGregor enters Irish Whiskey Business with Proper No. Twelve
Conor McGregor is launching Proper No. Twelve, his own Irish whiskey. The name is a nod to Dublin 12, the place where McGregor grew up. Last year during the Mayweather-McGregor hype, it appeared that McGregor was entering the whiskey business with Notorious Whiskey. Connor McGregor’s entering the whiskey business. Here’s a look at “Notorious Whiskey” […]
UFC Fight Night 136 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC Fight Night 136 drew 22,603 fans for a live gate of $1.84 million in its debut in Russia. The announced attendance was disclosed by the UFC post-event. It was the first event ever event in the country and it was the highest-attended Fight Night this year. According to John Morgan of MMA Junkie, there […]
Canelo-GGG II purses: Canelo $5M, GGG $4M
The Nevada Athletic Commission have disclosed the purses for this Saturday’s long-awaited rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Canelo will make a disclosed $5 million to show while GGG is guaranteed $4million. It is anticipated that both will make much more than the disclosed amounts based on contractual agreements which likely includes a cut […]