Bellator has sued Zuffa in federal court in California to prevent the UFC from obtaining key financial and contract information on fighters in its possession. The Viacom-owned company is seeking to quash the subpoenas served by the UFC to obtain information that is part of the antitrust lawsuit it is involved with former fighters. The […]
Freire, Kongo and Koscheck top Bellator 172 payouts
MMA Fighting reports the payouts from Bellator 172 this past Saturday night. The salaries were released by the California State Athletic Commission. Via MMA Fighting: Patricky Freire ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Josh Thomson ($10,000) Cheick Kongo ($75,000 + no win bonus = $75,000) def. Oli Thompson ($25,000) Anatoly Tokov ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) […]
UFC Fight Night 105 draws 907,000 viewers, Prelims draw 760,000
UFC Fight Night 105 drew an average of 907,000 viewers on FS1 Sunday night per Sports TV Ratings. The prelims which preceded the event drew 760,000 viewers. The main card featured Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne in the main event. Lewis earned the victory with a stoppage of Browne. The 2 hour prelims event featured […]
Bellator 172 draws 807,000 viewers
Bellator MMA drew 807,000 viewers on Saturday night on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings. The event also drew 407,000 in the adult 18-49 demo. The main event was to be Matt Mitrione and Fedor Emelianenko but that fell through just hours before the show was to start. The event went on with Josh Thomson […]
Rousey to guest star on NBC series
MMA Junkie reports that Ronda Rousey will be back on television guest starring on the NBC crime-drama series “Blindspot.” Rousey will play a female prison inmate. The backstory of her role here: Rousey will be playing DEVON PENBERTHY: a female prison inmate who grew up in a working-class family from the White Mountains of New […]