The NY Times had an article yesterday on baseball players doing MMA training to get in shape. The article entitled, “Mixed Martial Arts makes inroads in baseball training,” examines the fascination with using MMA to train. Russell Martin is once again identified as a player that trains in MMA. He was featured in a Wall […]
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Yankee uses MMA to get into shape for spring training
WSJ reports that new Yankee Catcher Russell Martin utilized mixed martial arts training to get into shape for spring training. Martin, a native of Montreal, used GSP’s gym to help him get into shape for baseball. Via WSJ: …Martin went over to the gym where Mr. St. Pierre trains, and sought out his world-renowned trainer, […]
Showtime Boxing (02.27) draws high of 270K
Showtime Boxing drew a high of 270,000 viewers last weekend per Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily. The 3-fight telecast featured Chris Colbert as he was upset by Hector Garcia. The lineal viewership reflects that Garcia’s victory drew 253,000 viewers and 0.05 in the A18-49 demo. The middle bout drew the highest ratings with 270,000 viewers as […]
UFC 250: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this episode we take a look at UFC 250 which took place this past Saturday at The Apex in Las Vegas. Nunes destroys Spencer Amanda Nunes handily defeated Felicia Spencer on Saturday to retain her women’s Featherweight title. Although the referee or Spencer’s corner could have stopped […]
Wilder-Breazeale peaks at 990K viewers on Showtime
The Deontay Wilder-Dominic Breazeale fight drew 791,000 viewers Saturday night on Showtime. The ratings reflect the fight alone on the network. Including streaming, the average live viewership drew 886,000 viewers. The bout peaked at 990,000 viewers and there was not time to peak as Wilder knocked out Breazeale in 2 minutes and 17 seconds of […]