Bellator 165 drew 597,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night. The main event featured Michael Chandler versus Benson Henderson for Chandler’s lightweight title. Chandler won via decision. The event went up against UFC Fight Night 100 which aired at about the same time on FS1. The Bellator event aired from 9p-12:08am ET on Spike TV. […]
President-elect meets with UFC owner
President-elect Donald Trump met with his former Hollywood agent, and current UFC owner Ari Emanuel on Sunday. Emanuel met the President-elect at his New Jersey golf course. Trump touted Emmanuel as “the king of Hollywood.” The substance of the meeting was not revealed. Despite being a longtime Democratic fund-raiser, Trump called Emanuel a “great friend.” […]
Borris will not name athletes/agents on advisory boards
The Sports Business Journal reports that Jeff Borris will not reveal the athletes and agents that have agreed to join advisory boards for a proposed committee that his Professional Fighters Association intends to form. Borris stated that he does not believe that nothing will be gained from releasing the names of the people. Initially, Borris […]
GSP visits Bellator MMA’s Scott Coker
Georges St. Pierre met with Bellator MMA’s Scott Coker on Saturday night during Bellator 165 from San Jose, California. GSP is currently at a contract impasse with the UFC. St. Pierre’s lawyer targeted next year as a possibility for the former UFC middleweight champion to return to action with the company as they have conceded […]