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PBC on ESPN draws 542,000 viewers this past Saturday

July 6, 2016 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN Saturday night drew 542,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. In addition, the event drew 207,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo.  The event featured Denis Shafikov as he defeated Jamel Herring via TKO. PBC on ESPN July 11, 2015 – (Thurman-Collazo) 800,000 August 1, 2015 – (Garcia-Malignaggi) 1.073M August 31, 2015 (Mares-Santa […]

Filed Under: boxing, ESPN, Premier Boxing Champions, ratings

Lesnar-Hunt set for UFC 200

June 7, 2016 by Jason Cruz 4 Comments

Brock Lesnar will face fellow heavyweight Mark Hunt at UFC 200.  Lesnar made the announcement in an interview with ESPN on Monday morning. The 38 year old Lesnar will face the 42 year old New Zealander in one of the featured fights on the stacked UFC 200 PPV. Lesnar, who is still under contract with […]

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UFC not for sale per Dana White

May 11, 2016 by Jason Cruz 57 Comments

Despite the ESPN report that the UFC was for sale, Dana White is denying the report that they are looking to sell the company. Dana White told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the UFC is not for sale after a report from Darren Rovell released a report that Zuffa, LLC was in advanced talks with […]

Filed Under: ESPN, Featured, UFC

ESPN to provide coverage at Wrestlemania

March 30, 2016 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: ESPN, pro wrestling, TV, Wrestling, WWE, WWE Network

Glory signs TV deal with ESPN

February 26, 2016 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

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 — […]

Filed Under: ESPN, Glory, TV, UFC Fight Pass

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Nico Ali Walsh breaks down the four major changes he wants included in the revised Zuffa Boxing Revival Act:

"In layman's terms, financial transparency is absolutely essential—UBO disclosures, fighter pay. You've got to be able to show what money is being made.

Free agency.

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Re: Haney/Davis

The WBO congratulates Top Rank, Inc. on securing the promotional rights for the WBO Welterweight Championship contest between Devin Haney and Keyshawn Davis with a winning purse bid of $8,550,000.

Purse Distribution:
• Devin Haney: $6,412,500 (75%)
• Keyshawn

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@MMAPayout “Sad to see once great publication like NYT become yellow pages.”

A little too on the nose while tweeting from the official Ring account

The Trumpification of the press

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