Rener Gracie visited the Pacific Northwest for the first time in over three years as he conducted an all-day Seminar on Sunday, June 4th in Seattle and then another smaller seminar at the Gracie Academy in Issaquah, WA on Tuesday, June 6th. For the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner, Rener’s seminars are amazing and an introduction […]
TUF 25 Episode 8 draws 303,000 viewers on FS1
The Ultimate Fighter Episode 8 drew 303,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The show drew 0.12 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The show featured two fights. Hayder Hassan took care of Joe Stevenson with a first round TKO in the special wild card fight. In the second fight of […]
War Machine sentenced to 36 years in prison
On Monday, War Machine received a 36 year-to-life sentence for the 2014 sexual assault and beating of ex-girlfriend Christy Mack and her boyfriend. In March, a jury found the former Jon Koppenhaver guilty of 29 charges in the assaults and deadlocked on two charges of attempted-murder. War Machine will have the possibility of parole after […]
McGregor moves upon annual list of highest paid athletes
Conor McGregor landed on this year’s Forbes Highest Paid Athletes. It’s a step up from last year’s earnings of $22 million as McGregor registers in with a reported $34 million. McGregor’s pay of $27 million plus an additional $7 million in endorsements. McGregor fought three times in 2016 which averages $9 million per fight. His […]
Stevenson-Fonfara fight draws 390,000 on Showtime
Saturday night’s Showtime Boxing event featuring the rematch between Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara drew 390,000 of the network’s subscribers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. UPDATED: Stevenson fight drew 145,000 in the A18-49 demo. The Alvarez fight drew 149,000 in the A18-49 demo. In the undercard event, Jean Pascal and Eleider Alvarez, the event drew […]