MMA Fighting reports that Conor McGregor will not be tied to Reebok for his August 26th boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. McGregor’s manager, Audie Attar told Ariel Helwan on The MMA Hour. According to Attar, he is a free agent with respect to athletic apparel. McGregor was one of a handful of UFC athletes to […]
Report states Top Rank strikes deal with ESPN, Pacquiao to fight on network July 1st
CBS Sports reports that Manny Pacquiao’s July 1st fight against Jeff Horn will be on ESPN to kick off a new Top Rank series with the network. No word what the new alignment means with Top Rank’s longstanding relationship with HBO. A Ring.tv report indicates that the new partnership with ESPN will also telecast Vasyl Lomachenko […]
UFC Fight Night 111 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 111 from Singapore. The event was a Fight Pass only event taking place early Saturday morning in North America. Holly Holm, Ulka Sasaki, Li Jingliang and Frank Camacho received the $50,000 bonuses. Holm and Sasaki earned “Performance of the Night” honors while Jingliang […]
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending June 16th
Welcome to the second edition of The Ratings Buffet. This week there was a UFC Fight Night on Spike TV Saturday and a PFC on FS1 event on Sunday night in addition to TUF and various wrestling programs. Saturday UFC Fight Night 110 on FS1: 923,000 viewers UFC Fight Night 110 Prelims on FS1: 696,000 […]
TUF 25 Episode 9 draws 422,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night
TUF 25 Episode 9 drew 422,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It’s the biggest ratings of the season. The fight of the night featured Dhiego Lima and Gilbert Smith with Lima earning the victory and moving on. The event drew 0.16 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen. Per ShowBuzz Daily, […]