The UFC announced that it will hold its first event in Russia on September 15th. UFC Fight Night Moscow will take place at the Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow. Via UFC press release: UFC has experienced a sharp rise in popularity in Russia over the past few years, with a fan base that has grown to […]
Lomachenko-Linares draw 1.024M on ESPN
ESPN Top Rank Boxing Saturday night scored 1.024 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The feature bout saw Vasiliy Lomachenko stop Jorge Linares. The event began earlier than most main events with it starting around 6:30pm on the west coast. The event scored 0.35 in the A18-49 demo. It drew 0.51 in the […]
Bellator 199 draws 453K on Paramount and another 152,000 on CMT
Bellator MMA 199 drew 453,00 viewers on the Paramount Network and another 152,000 on the CMT network for a total of 605,000 viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured King Mo taking on Ryan Bader. It took Bader 15 seconds to take care of Lawal in the first round to […]
UFC 224 Prelims draw 574,000 viewers on FX
How will SCOTUS ruling on sports gambling affect MMA?
The United States Supreme Court struck down the federal law banning sports gambling. As a result, states can now legalize sports betting. The ruling will certainly affect the sport of MMA. As of Monday, New Jersey plans to be the first state to offer legal sports betting based upon the new ruling. Delaware, Mississippi, New […]