Bellator 187 drew 575,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night. The event was highlighted, or marred based on what you think, with Conor McGregor storming the cage and confronting referee Mark Goddard. The ratings are up slightly from last week’s Bellator 186 from the campus of Penn State. Bellator 187 was taped delay from Dublin, […]
Bellator files Statement on Ali Act for Congressional Hearing
Bellator MMA submitted a statement to last week’s Subcommittee Hearing on MMA. The Statement was written by Tracey Lesetar-Smith, Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at Viacom Media Networks and supports the expansion of the Ali Act to combat sports. The statement, which becomes part of the Congressional record on MMA, gives a brief […]
UFC Fight Night 120 attendance, gate and bonuses
Dustin Poirier led the list of bonuses at UFC Fight Night 120 in Norfolk, Virginia Saturday night. Poirier’s opponent in the main event Anthony Pettis received a $50,000 bonus for their Fight of the Night. In addition, Matt Brown and Rapahel Assuncao received the other $50,000 bonuses. Brown, in his retirement fight, destroyed Diego Sanchez […]
Show Money Episode 20 takes a look at the Congressional Hearing on MMA and more
Grant Dawson flagged for potential anti-doping violation
UFC Featherweight Grant Dawson has been notified of a potential UFC anti-doping policy violation related to an October 18, 2017 test. Dawson, 23, has yet to debut with the organization. He was one of the fighters to win UFC contracts on Dana White’s Contender Series this summer. Payout Perspective: Dawson is the second fighter from […]