MMA Junkie reports that the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission will conduct a meeting to determine whether to license Chael Sonnen for his fight August 17th on UFC Fight Night 26. The issue with the meeting has to deal with a complaint placed by a group called, Unite Here. According to its web site, the group […]
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Bellator PPV will be $35-$45
MMA Fighting reports on the Bellator press conference held Monday at its headquarters in Newport Beach, California. Among the topics included the price point of the PPV being somewhere between $35 and $45. Rebney indicated that it would be up to the individual distributors of the PPV to decide on the final price point. In […]
What does it all mean? TV Ratings 101
MMA Payout had the opportunity to talk with Sean O’Neill, Vice President of Research at Spike TV to discuss the basics of ratings. While many report on ratings all the time, it’s rare that they are ever explained. Thus, we did a “Ratings 101” with Mr. O’Neill to go over the basics and explain what […]
Tito Ortiz shows up on TNA Impact Wresting
Tito Ortiz showed up at the end of TNA Wrestling’s Impact show Thursday night as the “mystery man” the promotion had been billing as the #August1Warning. A day earlier, at Bellator 97 Ortiz showed up as the “mystery” opponent for Rampage Jackson to face on Bellator’s first PPV November 2nd. Ortiz’s appearance will serve as […]
Updated ratings for Fight Master, UFC on Fox 8 and WWE Divas
We have updated ratings for last week’s Fight Master episode, this past Saturday’s UFC on Fox 8 and WWE Divas. While Fight Master’s DVR +3 rating and UFC on Fox 8 updated ratings boosted the numbers respectively, the debut of E!’s new reality show about the WWE women did well. Updated Fight Master DVR +3 […]