B.J. Penn has agreed to a six-month suspension as a result of a violation of the UFC anti-doping policy. The suspension will be retroactive to March 25th, the date he admitted using a banned IV. Penn admitted to the violation during an out-of-competition sample collection. Penn claimed he did not know of the rule. As […]
Bellator Kickboxing draws 418,000 in second event
Bellator Kickboxing on Spike TV Friday night drew 418,000 viewers which is an increase from its debut. Per Sports TV Ratings, it drew 210,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The event aired (10:59pm-12:40am) immediately after Bellator 157. In April, Bellator Kickboxing drew an average of 346,000 viewers. It averaged 464,000 for the first hour […]
Dynamite 2 draws 601,000 viewers on Spike TV
Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 drew 601,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Nielsen. The event is a 25% drop from September 2015’s debut of the MMA/Kickboxing show on the network. Bellator 157 featured Rampage Jackson facing Satoshi Ishii in the main event. Jackson won via split division in an uninspired catchweight matchup. The event […]
Boxers spar in court over failed bout agreement
Although Deontay Wilder is scheduled to fight Chris Arreola on Fox next month, he’s embroiled in a court battle against Alexander Povetkin and his promoter, Andrey Ryabinskiy due to a purported failed drug test which scratched the fight between the two. On June 13, 2016, Wilder filed a lawsuit against Povetkin, Ryabinskiy and World of […]
PBC on CBS draws 2.12M viewers
Television By Numbers reports that PBC on CBS Saturday night drew 2.12 million viewers. It finished behind ABC and NBC in network ratings for its time slot. The event, which aired from 9-11pm ET on CBS, eatured Keith Thurman taking on Shawn Porter with Thurman emerging as the victor in a very good fight. The […]