The UFC announced that Ronda Rousey will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this July. Rousey will be the first women given the honor. Per UFC press release: UFC® today announced that former UFC and Strikeforce® women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Modern Wing’ as a member […]
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AXS TV ANNOUNCES LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH LEGACY FIGHTING ALLIANCE AS PART OF EXPANDED MMA LINEUP
Los Angeles – Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 – AXS TV FIGHTS and the LEGACY FIGHTING ALLIANCE (LFA) today announced an exclusive, long-term broadcasting agreement. The multi-year pact will see AXS TV FIGHTS broadcast 30 live LFA events in 2017. The newly formed LFA is the result of a merger between Legacy Fighting Championship and Resurrection […]
Mauro Ranallo joins “Inside MMA” on AXS TV
Long-time combat sports commentator Mauro Ranallo has joined AXS TV as the new host of “Inside MMA” starting later this month according to a company press release. Ranallo, who is currently the voice of WWE’s Smackdown will join Bas Rutten for the weekly show on AXS TV. He has also called play-by-play for Showtime Boxing […]
Bellator 149 draw 1.9M, Kimbo-Dada draw 2.5M viewers
Bellator 149 delivered huge ratings on Friday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event was the highest-rated cable sports show on Friday drawing an average of 1.964,000 viewers on Spike TV. In fact, the pre- and post-fight programming featuring Kimbo Slice and Benson Henderson respectively posted huge ratings as well. Bellator 149 was headlined […]
UFC announces new CFO
The UFC announced the appointment of Nakisa Bidarian as Chief Financial Officer of the company per UFC press release. Bidarian replaces John Mulkey as CFO of the company. Mulkey’s LinkedIn Profile only identifies him as Former UFC Chief Financial Officer and not another position in place of his former title. According to his profile on […]