The Estate of Dennis Munson, Jr. has filed a lawsuit against the Roufus Sport and other entities as a result of his death during an amateur kickboxing event in Milwaukee. John Diedrich of The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported on the lawsuit and previously wrote about the errors that occurred on the night the amateur kickboxer died. […]
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Bellator Kickboxing draws 287,000 viewers on Spike TV
Bellator Kickboxing drew 287,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night according to Sports TV Ratings. Friday’s event was live from Budapest, Hungary. In addition, the event which aired from 9:00pm-10:51pm ET drew 105,000 in the adult 18-49 demo. Previously, Bellator Kickboxing drew 346,000 viewers in its debut this past April. In June it improved to […]
September’s PBC on Spike draws 547,000 viewers
PBC on Spike TV Friday night drew 547,000 per Sports TV Ratings. In the main event Daniel Jacobs stopped Sergio Mora to retain his middleweight world title. Per Sports TV Ratings, it drew 187,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The event was up a slight increase from PBC last event on Spike TV in […]
Yao Ming investment group acquires stake in parent company of Glory Kickboxing
Former NBA basketball player Yao Ming’s investment company has acquired “a significant stake” in Glory Sports International, the parent company of Glory Kickboxing. Per a Glory press release on Monday, it has completed a Series B financing led by Yao Capital. Via Glory press release: Focusing on growth stage sports & entertainment investment opportunities, Yao […]
Rampage main event at Dynamite 2 draws over 1M viewers
Rampage Jackson’s win over Satoshi Ishii at Dynamite 2 on Spike TV Friday night drew 1,040,000 viewers per Nielsen. The main event peaked with 1,140,000 viewers. Overall the 3-hour broadcast on Spike TV Friday night drew 675,000 viewers in adjusted DVR+3 ratings. In overnight (Live + SD) ratings, Dynamite 2 drew 601,000 viewers. In addition, […]