Welcome to another week of The Ratings Buffet. We have been a little late with posting this week. Note the TUF Episode rating is down from last week but up from TUF 24’s Episode 11. Saturday Bellator 180 on Spike TV 8:00-10:00pm ET: 758,000 viewers Bellator 180 on CMT: 143,000 viewers HBO Boxing Replay Ward/Kovalev2 […]
UFC
Nick Diaz flagged for USADA Whereabouts violation
Nick Diaz has been notified of a potential UFC Anti-Doping Violation for not informing USADA about his whereabouts. Via UFC.com The UFC organization has been notified that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Nick Diaz of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from Diaz’s alleged accumulation of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period. Diaz, like […]
$10M price tag for title sponsor of May-McG
ESPN reports that it will cost $10 million to be a title sponsor for the August 26th Mayweather-McGregor fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The price tag outpaces the $5.6 million title sponsor deal for Tecate’s main sponsorship of Mayweather-Pacquiao. Per ESPN: The sponsoring company would get its logo at the center of […]
UFC, White and Lesnar seek dismissal of Hunt’s First Amended Complaint
The UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar have filed a Motion to Dismiss to Mark Hunt’s First Amended Complaint. According to Lesnar’s Motion to Dismiss, all but one of Hunt’s original causes of action in his Complaint were dismissed with the Court allowing Hunt leave to amend. The Defendants (collectively the UFC, White and Lesnar) […]
Payout Exclusive: Interview with Roy Englebrecht and Alliance MMA’s Robert Haydak
Alliance MMA continues its expansion of regional promotions. This month, it announced the acquisition of Roy Englebrecht’s Southern California fight promotion. MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with Alliance MMA’s President Robert Haydak and Roy Englebrecht. The acquisition is the largest promotion the publicly traded company has made thus far. The New York Business […]