Attorneys for World of Boxing and Alexander Povetkin have filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law and/or a new trial this past Friday. The hearing is scheduled for April 21, 2017 before the trial court judge in New York. A jury determined that Povetkin took the banned substance Meldonium after January 1, […]
UFC Fight Night 106 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the UFC Fight Night 106 attendance and bonuses for Saturday’s event from Fortzleza, Brazil. The bonuses went to Kelvin Gastelum, Edson Barboza, Paulo Borrachinha and Michel Prazeres. The UFC announced a sell-out of 14,069 at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. As is custom with the announcements in […]
Will UFC’s Belfort gaffe at UFC 152 help Hunt’s RICO claims?
As Vitor Belfort heads into the Octagon to face Kelvin Gastelum on Saturday, we take a look at one of the issues brought up in Mark Hunt’s lawsuit: the UFC had information regarding Belfort’s testosterone levels prior to UFC 152. As we know, Hunt filed a lawsuit against the UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar […]
Means supports Reebok deal, not a fan of leaders of MMA union
Tim Means is not happy with Georges St-Pierre and the MMAAA. In an interview with Bloody Elbow, he accuses GSP and other fighters of turning away from a fighters’ union. He also supports the current Reebok deal as it has provided him with steady sponsor pay. Means was not impressed by the MMAAA launch and […]
5.1 million tune in for Thurman-Garcia on CBS
PBC on CBS this past Saturday peaked at 5.1 million viewers during the 12th round between Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia according to Nielsen. The main event, overall, drew 3.74 million viewers. The overnight viewership revealed it drew 2.7 million viewers on CBS and outdrew the NBA on ABC. The numbers make it the most-viewed […]