ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that Saturday night’s Showtime card had its best viewership prior to the main event. Erislandy Lara’s win over Terrell Gausha drew 399,000 viewers and peaked at 476,000 Showtime subscribers according to Nielsen. But the Jermell Charlo Erickson Lubin fight averaged 495,000 viewers and peaked with 537,000. The first fight between Jarrett […]
Bellator’s Hardy allowed to box and fight in MMA
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator women’s flyweight Heather Hardy’s second fight in the Viacom-owned organization won’t preclude her from stepping into a boxing ring. Hardy revealed in an interview that her two-year contract with Bellator allows her to continue her boxing career. Currently, Hardy is working with boxing promoter Lou DiBella but states that there […]
PBC on Fox draws 1.3 million viewers
PBC on Fox Saturday night drew 1.3 million viewers on Saturday night per Television By Numbers. The event went up against stiff competition with the MLB Playoffs featuring the Cubs and Dodgers on cable TV. Also, USC played Utah on ABC opposite the Fox broadcast. The event featured Abner Mares as he defeated Andres Gutierrez […]
UFC 215 and UFC 216 PPV buy estimates do not impress
Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer estimates UFC 215 this past September drew 100,000 buys. Also, last week’s UFC 216 likely drew around 120,000 buys. The last two UFC PPVs have been lackluster. UFC 215 was marred by Ray Borg needing to pull out of his championship fight with Demetrious Johnson. Ironically, the main event […]
Jesse Taylor accepts 1-year USADA suspension
USADA announced that UFC welterweight Jesse Taylor has accepted a 1-year suspension for his use of Clomiphene. The TUF Champion will not be able to return to the Octagon until September 2018. Via USADA news release: Taylor, 34, tested positive for clomiphene following an out-of-competition urine test conducted on August 22, 2017. Clomiphene is a […]