The Professional Fighters League did 136,000 viewers on Friday night on NBC Sports Network according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. Friday night was the start of the promotion’s playoffs. Kevin Hart, one of the famous silent investors in the PFL, did a promo for the show. You heard @KevinHart4real, fight twice and win twice in […]
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DAZN and Combate Americas announce multiyear content deal
DAZN and Combate Americas, LLC have signed a multiyear distribution deal as the new streaming platform launches in the U.S. The deal will give Combate Americas another way for fans to watch its promotion. The live and on-demand sports streaming service made the announcement on Thursday. The first fight for Combate Americas will take place […]
PFL 6 draws 138,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network
The Professional Fighter’s League on NBC Sports Network drew 138,000 Thursday night in its sixth event in the current season format. The event improved upon PFL 5. PFL 6 took place in Atlantic City and was capped by an impressive 18 second ref stoppage by Rey Cooper III to earn the number 1 seed in […]
De La Hoya looking to start MMA promotion
Oscar De La Hoya may be competing with Dana White soon as he revealed plans that he may promote mixed martial arts in the future. De La Hoya met with Chuck Liddell last week to discuss the possibility of fighting in a new promotion spearheaded by the former Olympian. De La Hoya and Liddell spoke […]
The Interview: Jeff Unay
I had the opportunity to interview filmmaker Jeff Unay whose debut documentary, “The Cage Fighter,” opens this Friday, February 2nd in select theaters across the country and video on demand. It’s an interesting interview about the behind the scenes of the independent film-making process and one man’s MMA passion. For more on the film, visit […]