Anthony Johnson has filed an appeal with the New York State Athletic Commission regarding Daniel Cormier’s weigh in. In a letter from Johnson’s attorneys, Craig Zimmerman and David Mossberg, claim that Cormier did not know of his allowance to weigh-in again within two hours. More to the point, they took issue with the weigh-in controversy […]
Update on Bellator 176 ratings and Bellator Kickboxing draws 399K viewers
Bellator 176 peaked with 688,000 viewers on Saturday afternoon on Spike TV per Nielsen. In addition, Bellator Kickboxing which aired after Bellator MMA on Spike TV drew 399,000 viewers. Bellator Kickboxing aired immediately after Bellator MMA on Spike TV. The event aired from Torino, Italy. It peaked with 579,000 viewers. Bellator MMA’s DVR+3 rating drew […]
Nate Diaz fine reduced by NSAC
MMA Junkie reports that the Nevada State Athletic Commission has reduced Nate Diaz’s fine to $15,000 and to complete 15 hours community service. The reduction is in line with that given to Conor McGregor after a re-hearing on his discipline stemming from August’s incident at a pre0fight press conference. Diaz was issued a $50,000 fine […]
Spike TV’s deal with PBC is over
ESPN reports that Spike TV will no longer air Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV which ends a two-year partnership to air PBC on Spike TV. In March 2015, Spike TV launched “Friday Night Lights Out” with Glory Kickboxing, Bellator MMA and PBC with Haymon’s company as the big add to the network. According to […]
Saturday afternoon’s Bellator 176 draws 438,000 viewers
Bellator MMA drew 438,000 viewers on Saturday afternoon per Sports TV Ratings. The promotion aired the event from Italy live instead of tape delay. The telecast drew 198,000 viewers in the Adult 18-49 demo according to Sports TV Ratings. The event featured Melvin Manhoef versus Rafael Carvalho. The Brazilian Carvalho won via TKO. Payout Perspective: […]