According to a Spike TV release, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will replace Frankie Edgar as the featured athlete in the pre-event preview show, “In the Moment” on Spike TV. The cameras will follow Jackson in his preparation for his now headlining bout against Matt Hamill at UFC 130. Payout Perspective This was a logical alternative to […]
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Bellator 43 ratings: 182,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports Bellator 43 ratings decreased in ratings from its prior week to 182,000 viewers. The replay drew 152,000 viewers. Bellator 43 featured the finale of the welterweight tournament with Jay Hieron beating Rick Hawn. Payout Perspective: Not bad considering Bellator went up against the Pacquiao fight. Still, the fight started around midnight so […]
The Sports TV Landscape, Pac-12 Landmark Deal, & Where MMA Fits
The soon to be Pacific 12 conference officially announced last week a blockbuster media rights deal with Fox and ESPN worth $3-billion over the span of 12 years, topping all other current collegiate conference TV deals and quadrupling the worth of their previous TV deal, setting the new standard for sport properties looking forward to […]
Answer “In the Moment” May 25th
MMA Junkie reports that Spike TV will air the UFC’s second “In the Moment” episode this time featuring lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. The first pre-event preview show featured then light heavyweight challenger Jon Jones. Edgar will also be featured in the standard UFC Countdown show. “In the Moment” will debut Wednesday, May 25th at 10pm. […]
Lacy signs on to box Nick Diaz
Journeyman boxer Jeff Lacy has signed on to fight Nick Diaz sometime this fall according to a press release sent out on Friday. The press release does not state whether Diaz has signed on to fight Lacy. Immediately after the Paul Daley fight, Diaz’s manager. Cesar Gracie indicated that he may retire to enter boxing and […]