On Friday, Plaintiffs in the Zuffa Antitrust lawsuit filed an Emergency Motion to Compel citing the UFC’s withholding of 30,000 documents due to alleged privilege. The Plaintiffs are requesting an expediting hearing on the matter for July 13, 2017 due to the pending fact discovery deadline of July 31, 2017. The motion states that the […]
Snoop Dogg to provide commentary for Dana White’s new Fight Pass show
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 […]