Last week, a bipartisan bill was introduced that would add to the existing Muhammad Ali Act. The thrust of the addition was to create a model that would circumvent the traditional model of promotions and sanctioning organizations. Unified Boxing Organizations (UBOs) are being introduced as an “alternative” to the traditional method that currently occurs in […]
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UFC on ABC 9 bonuses
UFC on ABC 9 took place on Saturday morning in the United States from Abu Dhabi. The promotion handed out 4 bonuses. Steven Nguyen earned a Performance Bonus with his outstanding performance over Mohammad Yahya. Nguyen scored a record 7 knockdowns prior to a doctor stoppage in round 2. Muslim Slikhov earned a Performance Bonus […]
UFC 318 Prelims tops A18-49 demo
UFC 318 PPV Prelims topped the A18-49 demo on Saturday night gaining a 0.39 share (~516K-~530K viewers) of the vaunted youth demo per Programming Insider. It was better than the WNBA All-Star Game which aired that night on ABC. However, the WNBA All-Star game drew better in the A25-54 category drawing a .50 share (~611K […]
UFC 318 bonuses
UFC 318 took place on Saturday night in New Orleans, Louisiana. The promotion handed out 5 $50K bonuses. The bonuses went to Carli Judice, Islam Dulatov, Ateba Gautier and Martin Vettori and Brendan Allen for Fight of the Night. Judice earned her $50K Performance Bonus for a KO victory in the third round against Nicole […]
Another big weekend of combat sports
This weekend we will see another spate of combat sporting events which include a UFC PPV and the return of Manny Pacquiao. The combat sports start on Saturday morning with the undisputed heavyweight champ defends his FIVE (WBA, WBC, WBO, IBO and The Ring) titles against Daniel Dubois. The fight takes place in Wembley Stadium […]