With a little over a month before Manny Pacquiao’s last fight against Timothy Bradley, HBO has issued a statement which distances itself from Pacquiao’s toxic comments about homosexuals. Here is the text of the HBO statement regarding Manny Pacquiao: Next month Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. are scheduled to meet in a Pay-Per-View bout. […]
UFC Fight Pass offers 20% off for UFC 196
UFC Fight Pass is offering 20% off the UFC 196 PPV price on its digital platform. As if you didn’t know, the event is this Saturday, March 5th. This is the latest move in the company’s attempts to highlight this business and attract more subscribers. Last Saturday on Fight Pass, UFC Fight Night from London […]
Bellator 150 DVR ratings up to 809,000
According to Nielsen, the adjusted viewership of Friday night’s Bellator 150 drew 809,000 viewer with a peak of 984,000. The main event featuring Cheick Kongo received 866,000 viewers. The overnight ratings saw Bellator 150 average 733,000 viewers and the increase of over 75,000 viewers exceeds the normal DVR bump Bellator usually receives in non-tentpole events. […]
Bellator signs Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva has signed with Bellator MMA according to a company release sent out on Wednesday. Via the Bellator press release: Bellator MMA is pleased to announce that one of the most popular, recognizable and beloved fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva (35-12-1), has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract […]
Showtime boxing draws just 267,000 for Santa Cruz-Martinez
Showtime boxing’s Saturday night fight between Leo Santa Cruz defeated Kiko Martinez drew just 267,000 per Nielsen via Dan Rafael. The event is one of the lowest ratings in recent memory for boxing on Showtime. The last event on Showtime featuring heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder drew 500,000 subscribers. Prior to that, a December event featuring […]