Andre Ward’s return to the ring Saturday night drew 1.064 million HBO subscribers according to Sports TV Ratings. Ward defeated Sullivan Barrera by unanimous decision in what many believe is a tune up for bigger fights (i.e. Sergey Kovalev). HBO Boxing drew 1.064 million from 10:55pm-11:42pm ET on Saturday night. This included 506,000 in the […]
Jon Jones stopped for alleged drag racing
TMZ first reported that Jon Jones was cited for drag racing and 4 other moving violations on March 24th according to Albuquerque police. TMZ obtained the video of Jones being stopped by the police. It was quite clear from the video that Jones was agitated by the police questioning. Jones appeared on The MMA Hour […]
Cyborg makes promotion debut at UFC 198
Cris “Cyborg” Justino will make her UFC debut at UFC 198 on May 14th. The former Strikeforce champion and current Invicta FC featherweight champ will face Leslie Smith at a catchweight of 140 pounds. The UFC made the announcement Monday morning. In the UFC 198 main event, Febricio Werdum will defend his UFC heavyweight title […]
NYT goes longform for UFC
WWE gets big win in head injury lawsuits brought by former wrestlers
Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court of Connecticut dismissed a portion of the claims of several WWE wrestlers which claimed the company knew or should have known about head injuries. Only one claim by two plaintiffs remains. In a lengthy opinion, the court dismissed the lawsuits of William Albert “Billy Jack” Haynes III, “Big” […]