It’s fight week and of course Show Money has to talk about it. As always, I jump on with Paul Gift and John Nash of Bloody Elbow
Bennett denies money had to do with Mayweather-McGregor
The Executive Director of the Nevada Athletic Commission Bob Bennett noted that money does not matter with respect to the decisions of the NAC in approving fights. The Commission has come into question with the Mayweather-McGregor fight which happens this Saturday, August 26th. Bennett was interviewed by Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour on Monday. […]
Terrence Crawford fight draws second-highest cable TV ratings for boxing in 2017
ESPN reports that Saturday night’s Top Rank Boxing telecast of Terence Crawford-Julius Indongo drew the second-highest boxing match on cable television in 2017. Crawford disposed of Indongo with a body shot in the third round to unify 4 titles in the junior welterweight division. The event drew a 1.0 metered market rating during the main […]
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending August 18th
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending August 18th was relatively quiet this past week with no live UFC events on television. But, this week should step up considering its fight week for Mayweather-McGregor as well as Golden Boy and Top Rank having back-to-back live events on ESPN. Friday Showtime: All Access Mayweather-McGregor 10:00pm-10:23pm 105,000 […]
Junior dos Santos flagged by USADA, claims it was from contaminated product
Junior dos Santos was notified by USADA of a potential violation of the UFC anti-doping policy and he has been taken off UFC 215. JDS was to fight heavyweight up and comer Francis Ngannou. JDS denies taking PEDs and released a statement to MMA Junkie through his rep Ana Claudia Guedes. Junior tested positive for […]