Harley Davidson has renewed its sponsorship deal with the UFC according to the Sports Business Journal (subscription required). While no terms were disclosed, the agreement is being reported as being a multi-year deal. The motorcycle maker has been a mainstay with the UFC since 2007 and it is the third time that Harley Davidson has renewed […]
UFC Fight Night 84 attendance, gate and bonuses
Michael Bisping, Anderson Silva, Scott Ashkam and Teemu Packalen received the $50,000 fight-night bonuses at UFC Fight Night 84 from London. In addition, the attendance and gate were announced for the event taking place at The O2 Arena in London. Bisping and Silva won for Fight of the Night while Ashkam and Packalen earned Performance […]
UFC conducted investigation on newcomer East’s criminal history
UFC newcomer Cody East was investigated extensively regarding his criminal history. East, a 12-1 fighter from New Mexico, was charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual behavior in September 2005 when he was a 17-year-old in high school. This was only one of several crimes involving the heavyweight prospect. East was charged with 10 […]
Glory signs TV deal with ESPN
Glory has announced a multi-year agreement with ESPN. According to the Glory press release, the live events will stream on ESPN3 with replays occurring on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Per Glory press release: Since the relationship began in November of last year, GLORY and ESPN have collaborated in showcasing two non-stop, stand-up striking events — […]
Each Bellator 149 fight drew at least 1.9M viewers
Every Bellator fight at Bellator 149 drew over 1 million average viewers according to Spike TV. The Kimbo Slice-Dada 5,000 drew the highest rating with 2.9 million viewers. The breakdown is as follows: Emmanuel Sanchez-Daniel Pineda: 1.9 million viewers Linton Vassell-Emmanuel Newton: 1.9 million Derek Campos-Melvin Guillard: 2.4 million Kimbo Slice-Dada 5K: 2.9 million Royce […]