HBO’s Boxing telecast on Saturday night drew an average of 613,000 viewers for Demetrius Andrade and Alantez Fox per Nielsen according to ShowBuzz Daily. The main event between Albert Machado and Jezreel Corrales drew 545,000 viewers. The 47 minute Andrade-Fox fight, which Andrade won, peaked at 685,000 viewers per Nielsen. It drew 0.22 in the […]
Good files lawsuit against supplement maker, Vitamin Shoppe
Lyman Good has filed a lawsuit against Gaspari Nutrition, Richard Gaspari, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Jared Wheat and Vitamin Shoppe as a result of a failed UFC drug test. Good alleges that a vitamin supplement he took was not properly labelled and contained a banned substance. The target supplement is Anavite according to the lawsuit which was […]
Bellator 185 draws 476,000 viewers
Bellator 185 drew 476,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the debut of former UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi as he defeated Alexander Shlemenko. Payout Perspective: The ratings are a modest boost from the last Bellator show but you would have expected a little more considering […]
McGregor caught using homophobic slur on camera
Conor McGregor used a homophobic slur at a UFC over the weekend which will test the UFC as to how to handle the situation with its biggest superstar. Cameras caught McGregor using the slur when talking to Artem Lobov. Videos showing the slur were deleted from official accounts. McGregor has been vocal for equality when […]
UFC Fight Night 118 attendance, gate and bonuses
Darren Till made a splash today by stopping Donald Cerrone in the first round of the main event from Gdansk, Poland. Till led the bonus winners for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 118 event. Till, Jan Blachowicz, Brian Kelleher and Damian Stasiak earned $50,000 bonuses. Blachowicz earned a performance bonus for his second-round submission of Devon […]