Bellator announced that Quentin “Rampage” Jackson has re-signed an exclusive multi-fight deal with the company according to a company release. He is expected to return to the Bellator cage as part of a Heavyweight Grand Prix event ran by the company in 2018. Jackson was to return to the UFC as a part of a […]
Statement issued on McGregor antics at Bellator event
The Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation and the Association of Boxing Commissions issued a statement related to Conor McGregor’s antics at a Bellator event in Dublin, Ireland on Friday. McGregor, who was not a licensed cornerman, stormed the cage after his training partner Charlie Ward won his fight against John Redmond via first-round TKO. […]
Nature Boy 30 for 30 doc premiere scores big in ratings
This past Tuesday’s ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on professional wrestler “Nature Boy” Ric Flair drew 1.831 million viewers. It was the highest-rated cable program on Tuesday. The documentary, directed by Rory Karpf, looked at the life and times of Ric Flair including the good and bad of the character and person. The documentary was […]
TUF 26 Episode 9 draws 239,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday
The Ultimate Fighter 26, episode 9 drew 239,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The show featured two quarterfinal fights as Roxanne Modafferi stopped Emily Whitmire and Sijara Eubanks defeated DeAnna Bennett. The episode focused on the weight-cutting of Eubanks as she struggled to make the mandatory weight while Lauren Murphy was waiting to […]
Anderson Silva flagged for potential anti-doping violation
Anderson Silva has been flagged by USADA for a potential UFC anti-doping violation. He has been pulled from his upcoming fight against Kelvin Gastelum in Shanghai, China on November 25th. An out-of-competition sample collected on October 26, 2017 was flagged by USADA. Due to the proximity of his fight which happens in 15 days, he […]