Earlier this week Ilia Topuria vacated the UFC Bantamweight title lining up a fight between Diego Lopes and Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314. Lopes believes that Topuria’s more was a sign that the company will no longer have champion v. champion fights. Topuria announced his intent to challenge for the lightweight title after defeating Max […]
Wilson suspended by USADA for use of other’s vape pen
PFL fighter Jay Jay Wilson was suspended by USADA for use of a vape pen from another individual who had taken metenolone and its metabolite. Wilson was suspended three months by USADA retroactive to April 1, 2024. But due to the investigation, Wilson had to sit out an extra six-and-a-half months. The investigation took 10 […]
AEW Dynamite (2.19) draws 563K viewers
AEW Dynamite drew 563,000 viewers on TBS Wednesday night per Wrestlenomics. The telecast drew 0.17 in the A18-49 demo. The telecast featured a long standoff at the beginning of the program between Hangman Adam Page and MJF. The feature match was a street fight between Big Bill and Powerhouse Hobbs. The ratings reflect a dip […]
AEW Collision – Grand Slam Australia draws 502K viewers
AEW Collision’s Australia show drew 502,000 viewers on Saturday night. per Wrestlenomics. The telecast had a strong lead-in from NBA’s All-Star Saturday night. Grand Slam Australia was a bigger event than most normal AEW Collision as it had all of its major stars (except MJF) travel to Australia for the show. The telecast had an […]
Monster Energy “pass-through” rights get QuikTrip on UFC mat
Monster Energy renewed its sponsorship rights with the UFC in a reported 9 figure deal. As part of its renewal, it receives “pass-through” for QuikTrip to get prime real estate on the Octagon mat. For those that notice, Monster Energy has shared an Octagon corner with convenience stores such as QuickTrip, Circle K and AM/PM […]