Dana White announced on ESPN Tuesday that Conor McGregor has been removed from UFC 200. The news comes hours after McGregor announced his retirement via twitter. White indicated that McGregor was removed from the card after he indicated he would not participate in promotional activities. White has done something like this before. When Nick Diaz […]
Conor McGregor tweets he’s retiring
The UFC and MMA fans have been thrown for a loop as Conor McGregor sent out a tweet stating that he was retiring. McGregor was scheduled to fight Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 200. I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April […]
Replay of Pacquiao-Bradley trilogy draws 750K on HBO
The HBO replay of the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight from April 8th drew 750,000 network subscribers per Sports TV Ratings. The event drew 347,000 viewers in the Adult 18-49 demo. The event was marred by Pacquiao’s controversial comments about same sex relationships which cost him his Nike sponsorship. Notably, Pacquiao still wore Nikes in his […]
Bellator 152 on Spike TV draws 580,000 viewers
Bellator 152 drew an average of 580,000 viewers on Spike TV Saturday according to Sports TV Ratings. It was the first Bellator event overseas as the card took place in Turin, Italy. In the main event of the broadcast, Patricky Frieire defeated Eimilson Souza. The event, which lasted from 8:00-10:02pm PT, drew 271,000 viewers in […]
Combate Americas joins Fight Pass stable
UFC Fight Pass has added Combate Americas to its stable of promotions that will offer live cards on its over the top digital platform. Original UFC creator Campbell McLaren created Combate Americas and signed the multi-year deal with Fight Pass. The deal begins Monday with a show in Los Angeles. According to MMA Fighting, it […]