MMA Junkie reports the salaries from WSOF 30 held this past weekend in Las Vegas. The salary information was obtained from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. David Branch was the top earner making $130,000 ($65K/$65K). Via MMA Junkie: David Branch: $130,000 (includes $65,000 win bonus) def. Clifford Starks: $15,000 Jon Fitch: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win […]
WSOF 30 draws 158,000 viewers
World Series of Fighting 30 drew an average viewership of 158,000 on NBC Sports Network on Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The ratings reflect a drop from the March show. However, this event aired later at night for the east coast as it had an 8:30PT start time on NBC Sports Network and […]
WWE Network subscriptions set records for WM 32
The WWE announced a couple records related to Wrestlemania 32 Sunday. On Monday, it announced that the WWE Network reached 1.82 million total network subscribers according to a telephone conference held by the company. WWE Network reached 1.39 million total domestic subscribers and 434,000 international subscribers. The gains over last year at this time (the […]
PBC Boxing on Spike draws 873K; Broner fight most-watched PBC fight on network
PBC Boxing on Spike TV drew 873,000 viewers on Friday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event featured Adrien Broner as he stopped Ashley Theophane in the 9th round. The fight between Broner and Theophane averaged 1,013,000 viewers (10:36pm-11:21pm) per Spike TV which is the most-watch PBC fight on the network. It drew 443,000 […]
Romero settles with USADA, receives 6 month suspension
Yoel Romero has settled on a 6-month suspension after the middleweight was flagged for a “potential Anti-Doping policy” violation stemming from his December fight with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Romero, 38, indicated that he was going to appeal the two-year suspension suggested by USADA. He claimed he took a contaminated supplement. Romero tested for Ibutamoren on […]