Snoop Dogg will be a commentator on Dana White’s new UFC Fight Pass show when it debuts in July. The “entertainment icon” as described in the press release will be part of “Snoopcast,” an alternative commentary for the show on the digital platform. Snoop Dogg will be a commentator with soon-to-be UFC Hall of Famer […]
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending June 30th
Welcome to another week of The Ratings Buffet. We have been a little late with posting this week. Note the TUF Episode rating is down from last week but up from TUF 24’s Episode 11. Saturday Bellator 180 on Spike TV 8:00-10:00pm ET: 758,000 viewers Bellator 180 on CMT: 143,000 viewers HBO Boxing Replay Ward/Kovalev2 […]
Nick Diaz flagged for USADA Whereabouts violation
Nick Diaz has been notified of a potential UFC Anti-Doping Violation for not informing USADA about his whereabouts. Via UFC.com The UFC organization has been notified that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Nick Diaz of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from Diaz’s alleged accumulation of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period. Diaz, like […]
$10M price tag for title sponsor of May-McG
ESPN reports that it will cost $10 million to be a title sponsor for the August 26th Mayweather-McGregor fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The price tag outpaces the $5.6 million title sponsor deal for Tecate’s main sponsorship of Mayweather-Pacquiao. Per ESPN: The sponsoring company would get its logo at the center of […]
Ward/Kovalev 2 replay draws 752,000 on HBO
The HBO replay of Ward/Kovalev 2 this past Saturday drew 752,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It drew a 0.52 rating in the A18-49 category. The replay is less than the 834,000 viewers that saw their first fight on HBO last November. We should note that the replay of the first fight was accompanied […]