Conor McGregor appeared on Conan to promote the upcoming release of EA UFC 2 in the semi-regular segment of the show, “Clueless Gamer.” McGregor and Conan Obrien talked and gave a little preview of the video game playing each other as each other (EA created a version of Conan for the game). For those not […]
Shamrock and Slice fail drug tests at Bellator 149
MMA Fighting reports that Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice have failed drug tests according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The results relate to their featured fights at Bellator 149 last month. The exact substances taken by each fighter have not been revealed “due to potential pending litigation” according to the MMA Fighting […]
UFC 196 trending to be biggest PPV ever
The UFC has indicated that UFC 196 is trending to be the biggest PPV in the company’s history according to a press release sent out by the promotion. UFC 196 had the highest digital PPV sales of all-time in addition to a record 4.9 million viewers for the UFC’s Embedded series. Dana White has claimed […]
Bellator 151 DVR+3 numbers reflect peak viewership of 1.1M
Bellator 151 drew 838,000 viewers on Spike TV last Friday in DVR +3 adjusted viewership numbers. The show peaked with 1.1 million viewers during the Darrion Caldwell-Joe Warren fight. The Caldwell-Warren fight averaged 861,000 viewers. The event averaged 768,000 viewers in overnight viewership. Bellator live events in 2016 are averaging 1.2 million viewers thanks to […]
Showtime Boxing Special Edition (03.05.16) draws just 311,000 viewers
A Showtime Boxing Special Edition on Saturday night drew an event high of 311,000 Showtime subscribers on Saturday night with the main event being Julian Williams defeating Marcello Matano in a middleweight bout. The Williams-Matano bout drew just 125,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo per Sports TV Ratings. The event high occurred between 11:50pm-12:19am ET. […]