ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that Daniel Cormier will take on Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight title. The two will coach TUF 27 and will headline UFC 226 in Las Vegas in July. Murmurs of what will undoubtedly be billed as a superfight occurred immediately after UFC 220. Cormier had indicated that he wanted Cain […]
Bellator 192 DVR ratings bump event average to 1M total viewers
Bellator 192 averaged 1 million viewers peaking with 1.5 million during the Chael Sonnen-Rampage Jackson fight according to Nielsen in DVR + 3 ratings. The numbers reflect the combination of Paramount and CMT. The average viewership for the Sonnen-Jackson fight drew 1.4 million viewers while the Rory MacDonald-Douglas Lima fight drew 1.2 million viewers. Payout […]
Light heavyweight flagged by USADA
Coming off of a victory last month in his debut with the organization at UFC 219, Michal Oleksiejczuk was put on provisional suspension after an in-competition test was flagged for a potential banned substance. Oleksiejczuk defeated Khalil Rhountree via unanimous decision. Via UFC.com: The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) […]
Johnson wants Dillashaw on big card to maximize PPV bonus
Demetrious Johnson told ESPN that he wants a big PPV with T.J. Dillashaw on a “stacked card.” In the interview, he inadvertently revealed his PPV points bonus with the UFC. Via ESPN: “I’ve seen guys jump on [stacked] PPV cards and make $1.5 million, fighting an inferior opponent than who I’m about to fight. Me […]
McMahon revives XFL
The XFL reboot is going to happen. Vince McMahon is scheduled to make the announcement on Thursday. Speculation about bringing back the XFL surfaced last month when SEC filings from the WWE indicated that McMahon sold 3.34 million shares of the company to fund a separate entity, Alpha Entertainment, LLC. The company was established “to […]