Some interesting developments in the boxing world this past week as a proposed fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jake Paul set for this May was nixed at the last minute when the super middleweight title holder signed a 4-fight deal with the Saudis. Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, guaranteed Alvarez […]
AEW Dynamite (01.29) draws 604K viewers
AEW Dynamite drew 604,000 viewers on TBS this past Wednesday. The telecast drew 0.17 in the A18-49 demo per Wrestlenomics. AEW netted a household rating of 0.37 and approximately 221K viewers in the A18-49 demo per Programming Insider. The telecast featured Mercedes Mone defending her TBS Championship on Yuka Sakazaki with Mone winning the match.
UFC Saudi Arabia bonuses
UFC Fight Night 250 took place on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Four fighters were awarded $50K bonuses. The Fight of the Night went to Vinicius Oliveira and Said Nurmogomedov. It was Oliveira that earned the unanimous decision. Nassourdine Imavov stopped former UFC champ Israel Adesanya in the second round of the main event fight. It […]
Dana White offers comments, no punishment for Bryce Mitchell support of Hitler
Bryce Mitchell’s first episode of Arkansanity was a memorable one as the UFC fighter showed his support for Hitler stating that he was a “good guy.” Dana White denounced the statement but offered no other punitive measure for the Featherweight. At a post-event press conference for Power Slap being held in Saudi Arabia, White made […]
Former fighter files objection to Le-Zuffa antitrust settlement
Former UFC champion Carla Lomeli (f/k/a Esparza) has filed an objection to the UFC antitrust settlement between the class of former UFC fighters and Zuffa. Lomeli argues that the attorney fees claimed by the plaintiffs was too much and she objected to the settlement with Nathan Quarry. Judge Richard Boulware confirmed the proposed settlement between […]