The HBO replay of the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight from April 8th drew 750,000 network subscribers per Sports TV Ratings. The event drew 347,000 viewers in the Adult 18-49 demo. The event was marred by Pacquiao’s controversial comments about same sex relationships which cost him his Nike sponsorship. Notably, Pacquiao still wore Nikes in his […]
Bellator 152 on Spike TV draws 580,000 viewers
Bellator 152 drew an average of 580,000 viewers on Spike TV Saturday according to Sports TV Ratings. It was the first Bellator event overseas as the card took place in Turin, Italy. In the main event of the broadcast, Patricky Frieire defeated Eimilson Souza. The event, which lasted from 8:00-10:02pm PT, drew 271,000 viewers in […]
Combate Americas joins Fight Pass stable
UFC Fight Pass has added Combate Americas to its stable of promotions that will offer live cards on its over the top digital platform. Original UFC creator Campbell McLaren created Combate Americas and signed the multi-year deal with Fight Pass. The deal begins Monday with a show in Los Angeles. According to MMA Fighting, it […]
Evans tops UFC on Fox 19 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from UFC on Fox 19 this past Saturday. Glover Teixeira and Rashad Evans topped the roster. The Florida State Boxing Commission released the disclosed payouts from this weekend’s fights. Via MMA Junkie: Glover Teixeira: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Rashad Evans: $150,000 Rose Namajunas: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus) […]
Coker announces Kimbo Slice-James Thompson for July London show
Despite failing a drug test in Texas, Bellator’s Scott Coker announced on ESPN that Kimbo Slice will face James Thompson on July 16 at London’s The O2 as part of Bellator 158. The co-main event will feature Josh Koscheck-Paul Daley II. Slice-Thompson first met in EliteXC with Kimbo inning via TKO after blowing up Thompson’s […]