On Friday, Mark Hunt’s lawyer filed a motion to supplement its First Amended Complaint according to court papers. The supplemented information appears to include his “unilateral removal (for pretextual reasons) from UFC’s November 2017 “UFC Fight Night 121” card. Hunt claim’s he “incurred in excess of $100,000.00 in damages for the cost of his pre-fight […]
PBC on FS1 Friday night draws 276,000 viewers
PBC on FS1 Friday night drew 276,000 on Friday night according to Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the return of Jessie Vargas as he defeated Herrera via unanimous decision. Prior to Friday night, Vargas last fought Manny Pacquiao in November 2016. Notably, Vargas has a victory over Sadam Ali, the fighter that upset […]
Bellator 191 draws 511,000 viewers on Spike TV
Bellator 191 drew 511,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the debuts of former UFC fighters Michael McDonald and Valerie Letourneau. McDonald’s debut at bantamweight saw him defeat Peter Ligier in the main event. The event drew 0.15 in the A18-49 demo according to ShowBuzz. The ratings […]
McGregor tops social media athletes for 2017
The Sports Business Journal reports that Conor McGregor is the “most valuable athlete” on social media for 2017. Despite no UFC fights this year, his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather was a smash on PPV and the overall August event raked in $600 million per Showtime. According to media analytics firm, MVPIndex, McGregor topped all […]
UFC on Fox 26 draws 1.78M viewers
UFC on Fox 26 drew 1.78 million viewers on Fox Saturday night according to Television By Numbers. It is the second lowest rating ever for the UFC shows on Fox for its two-hour block on the network. The ratings, via Television By Numbers, do not reflect the overrun from the main event of Robbie Lawler […]