The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) reports that the UFC has signed a one-year deal with physical training, nutrition and physical therapy company Exos, makig it the official performance partner of the company. You may recall that it forged the agreement with the company last year as part of a new Athlete Marketing and Development program. […]
ESPN to provide coverage at Wrestlemania
ESPN will be airing “SportsCenter” live from Wrestlemania this Sunday taking place at AT&T Stadium on Sunday. It will also feature live cut-ins throughout the day. The move is a “specific content play” as the network attempts to appeal to ESPN viewers that also are WWE fans. The network had been featuring WWE in segments […]
Jon Jones arrested for violating probation
TMZ Sports reports that Jon Jones was taken into custody by police in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a violation of his probation. Jones was cited for drag racing last week and a judge had issued a warrant for his arrest as a result. TMZ reports that Jones turned himself in to the Abuquerque police department […]
Andre Ward draws over 1M on HBO Boxing
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 […]