Despite a deadline to garner enough signatures to go forward with a union for UFC fighters, MLB agent Jeff Borris and his organization, Professional Fighters Association, is seeking to debate competing entities over the right to represent athletes according to the Sports Business Journal. Borris’ PFA has fallen off from the momentum it seemingly had […]
[UPDATED] Bellator 175 draws 907,000 viewers
Bellator 175 drew 907,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. The main event featuring Rampage Jackson taking on King Mo Lawal in a rematch of their 2014 fight drew 1.2 million viewers. The event took place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Bellator MMA Live Ratings for 2017 (Live + […]
Coker announces NASCAR partnership, which company denies
Scott Coker tweeted out on Monday a new partnership between Bellator, Monster Energy and NASCAR. However, NASCAR says it does not have a partnership with the company. Per MMA Junkie, NASCAR stated it “does not have a partnership with Bellator.” ESPN reported it obtained a revised news release from Bellator which stated “Details to come […]
Good suspended 6 months by USADA for tainted supplement
MMA Fighting reports that UFC welterweight Lyman Good will receive a six-month suspension due to a tainted product in an out-or-competition test. According to Good’s attorney, the banned substance was in a tainted vitamin. No official announcement has been issued by USADA as of this date. Good was taken off the UFC 205 card this […]
Who owns your gimmick?
The subject of who owns a wrestling character’s gimmick came up earlier this month when Matt and Jeff Hardy left Impact Wrestling and appeared to take their characters they developed in the organization with them. It was reported by Ryan Satin’s The Wrestling Sheet and Dave Meltzer that Impact Wrestling’s lawyers sent a cease and […]