MMA Fighting reports that Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice have failed drug tests according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The results relate to their featured fights at Bellator 149 last month. The exact substances taken by each fighter have not been revealed “due to potential pending litigation” according to the MMA Fighting […]
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Bellator 151 DVR+3 numbers reflect peak viewership of 1.1M
Bellator 151 drew 838,000 viewers on Spike TV last Friday in DVR +3 adjusted viewership numbers. The show peaked with 1.1 million viewers during the Darrion Caldwell-Joe Warren fight. The Caldwell-Warren fight averaged 861,000 viewers. The event averaged 768,000 viewers in overnight viewership. Bellator live events in 2016 are averaging 1.2 million viewers thanks to […]
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 […]
UFC 196 Prelims draw 1.8M viewers
The UFC 196 Prelims drew an average of 1.843 million viewers on FS1 on Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. It was the second-highest prelims on FS1 since December’s UFC 194. In the last fight of the prelims on FS1, Siya Bahadurzada submitted Brandon Thatch. The event aired from 8-10pm ET and preceded the PPV. […]
PVZ announced for ABC’s DWTS
UFC women’s strawweight Paige Van Zant will be on the upcoming season of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” VanZant is one of several athletes chosen for this season including NFL players Von Miller and Antonio Brown. VanZant and her sponsor Reebok have leveraged the opportunity. Who ever comes up with the best team name for […]