The lawyers for Golden Boy have requested a continuance in the antitrust trial against Al Haymon. The date, originally set for the end of January 2017, is going to be pushed to March if the court agrees with the unopposed motion. A declaration by Golden Boy’s lead counsel, Bertram Fields, requests that the trial date […]
Lesnar not subject to drug testing in WWE
Brock Lesnar will not receive a punishment from WWE for his two flagged drug tests from USADA. TMZ Sports reported that “only full-time WWE performers are subject to the organization’s wellness policy, which prohibits PEDs.” Since Lesnar is not categorized as full-time, he is not subject to testing. Lesnar is scheduled to make his return […]
WWE reports Q2 revenues
On Thursday, the WWE announced its second quarter earnings for the year. Despite record revenues, the company’s Q2 profits missed expectations. According to the WWE earnings call held Thursday morning, revenues grew 32% to a record $199M. Profits are off due in part to spending which included Wrestlemania. The WWE Network hit 1.52M average paid […]
Bellator 159 peaks at 1,015,000 viewers
Bellator 159 drew 709,000 in adjusted DVR+3 ratings and peaked with 1,015,000 viewers last Firday night. The event improved upon the 668,000 viewers in overnight ratings. It ws the number 1 ranked sports programming on cable on Friday. Despite representing just a 6% increase from the overnight ratings, it was good enough to be the […]
Makhachev cleared of wrongdoing by USADA after flagged test
UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev was cleared of any fault or negligence in connection with a flagged USADA drug test which found the banned substance meldonium in his system. Makhachev was pulled from his fight with Drew Drober this past April at UFC on Fox 19. Makhachev will not face any further penalty or suspension from […]