Yahoo! Sports reports the update PPV buys of Gennady Golovkin and Danny Jacobs drew 170,000 PPV buys. The buy rate was confirmed by Tom Loeffler. The initial estimate of the PPV ranged from 130,00 to 150,000 PPV buys. Loeffler indicated that GGG’s 2015 PPV against David Lemieux drew 153,000 buys. Payout Perspective: The additional buys […]
Kickboxer’s estate sues Roufusport
The Estate of Dennis Munson, Jr. has filed a lawsuit against the Roufus Sport and other entities as a result of his death during an amateur kickboxing event in Milwaukee. John Diedrich of The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported on the lawsuit and previously wrote about the errors that occurred on the night the amateur kickboxer died. […]
After UFC release, Michael McDonald signs with Bellator
ESPN reports that Michael McDonald has signed with Bellator. The Bantamweight was granted his release from the UFC despite having fights left on his contract. He stated that he felt like he could trust the UFC’s motives. In an interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto earlier this week, he detailed the reasons why he turned down […]
Lesnar served in Hunt lawsuit
Brock Lesnar has been personally served in the Mark Hunt lawsuit according to court papers filed today. The UFC heavyweight filed the lawsuit in January in Nevada. Earlier this week, Hunt’s attorneys filed its opposition brief in the UFC and Dana White’s Motion to Dismiss. Lesnar had not yet been served according to a footnote […]
More on Bellator’s debut in New York
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator will promote its June PPV separate from Bellator 180, which will be at the same venue on the same night. The PPV, which is being branded as “Bellator:NYC” is scheduled to be 5 fights which is headlined by Chael Sonnen taking on Wanderlei Silva. In addition, the rescheduled bout between […]