Combate Americas which debuts its live MMA fight series beginning this Thursday, September 18th announced that Yaveo, a Spanish-language over-the-top streaming entertainment service from DirecTV will be the title sponsor for the series on NBC Universo. In addition to the news that Yaveo will be a title sponsor, the former WWE and Lucha Underground pro […]
Promoters
Boxer takes ownership interest in Super Fight League
Boxer Amir Khan is getting involved with MMA sports franchise Super Fight League as a fighter and promoter according to a recent press release. Super Fight League is an Indian-based MMA promotion that has started to promote fights in the United States. It has partnered with a Washington State-based promoter to offer events in the […]
Viacom sued by early investor in Bellator MMA
An early investor in Bellator MMA is suing Viacom in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming that the company has diverted revenue from the organization while leaving investors in the dark about its finances. The Hollywood Reporter provided details of the lawsuit. Koloni Reklam, Sanyi, Tcaret LTD/STDI (“Koloni”), a Turkish company, invested $1 million in Bellator […]
Updated Bellator 138 ratings has peak viewership at 2.4M
Updated ratings for Bellator 138 are in and as expected the ratings have gone up from its initial ratings yesterday. Notably, the Friday telecast peaked at 2.4 million viewers at 11:53pm ET during the main event. Additionally, the fight between Slice and Shamrock drew 2.3 million viewers alone for the 3 minutes it lasted (11:51-11:54pmET). […]
WWE-Lesnar contract negotiations stall
Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting reports that Brock Lesnar and the WWE have stalled in negotiations on a new contract. The former UFC heavyweight champ could be heading back to MMA with either Bellator or the UFC. Lesnar was advertised to appear on this week’s WWE Raw on Monday but never appeared despite being at […]