Ronda Rousey has signed an exclusive multi-year memorabilia agreement with Fanatics, Inc. In signing the agreement, Fanatics will be the only distributor of authentic Ronda Rousey signed memorabilia. Fans will be able to obtain Rousey collectible on the Fanatics web site or the UFC store site. Rousey joins the likes of Conor McGregor, Steph Curry […]
White blames Holm’s manager for taking Tate fight
Dana White is blaming Holly Holm’s manager for her loss at UFC 196 this past Saturday according to an ESPN report. White blames Holm’s manager Lenny Fresquez for pushing Holm to take a fight prior to a rematch with Ronda Rousey. Prior to the UFC 196, White admitted that he did not like the matchup […]
Mauro Ranallo joins “Inside MMA” on AXS TV
Long-time combat sports commentator Mauro Ranallo has joined AXS TV as the new host of “Inside MMA” starting later this month according to a company press release. Ranallo, who is currently the voice of WWE’s Smackdown will join Bas Rutten for the weekly show on AXS TV. He has also called play-by-play for Showtime Boxing […]
HBO’s 03.05.16 Boxing After Dark tops out at 740,000 for main event
HBO’s Boxing After Dark drew an average viewership of 740,000 viewers for its main fight of the evening which featured Luis Ortiz versus Tony Thompson. Ortiz knocked out Thompson in the sixth-round on Saturday night. The fight, which aired from 11:10pm-11:33pm ET drew 740,000 viewers and 313,000 viewers in the Adults 18-49 demo per Sports […]
UFC 196 Prelims draw 1.8M viewers
The UFC 196 Prelims drew an average of 1.843 million viewers on FS1 on Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. It was the second-highest prelims on FS1 since December’s UFC 194. In the last fight of the prelims on FS1, Siya Bahadurzada submitted Brandon Thatch. The event aired from 8-10pm ET and preceded the PPV. […]