MMA web site Bloody Elbow issued a statement on Friday regarding Iain Kidd. In July, Kidd along with a business partner were charged with having child pornography in their possession. The contents of the statement from John Ness is below: On Friday, Bloody Elbow became aware of news reports linking one of our writers to […]
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HBO Boxing’s Kovalev-Alvarez event averages 731,000
HBO’s Boxing After Dark featuring Sergey Kovalev and Eleider Alvarez drew 731,000 Saturday night as the featured fight on the telecast according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). Alvarez upset Kovalev with a ref stoppage after two knockdowns in round seven. Kovalev appeared to be ahead up until the seventh. The fight peaked at 813,000 viewers. […]
Johnson wants Dillashaw on big card to maximize PPV bonus
Demetrious Johnson told ESPN that he wants a big PPV with T.J. Dillashaw on a “stacked card.” In the interview, he inadvertently revealed his PPV points bonus with the UFC. Via ESPN: “I’ve seen guys jump on [stacked] PPV cards and make $1.5 million, fighting an inferior opponent than who I’m about to fight. Me […]
White claims to be meeting with Mayweather today
Dana White appeared on FS1’s “Undisputed” Thursday morning and revealed that he was meeting with Floyd Mayweather later in the day. Although the retired boxer has claimed he is not fighting in the UFC, there could be another motive for the meeting. While White is dangling the belief that Mayweather could fight in the octagon, […]
McGregor tops social media athletes for 2017
The Sports Business Journal reports that Conor McGregor is the “most valuable athlete” on social media for 2017. Despite no UFC fights this year, his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather was a smash on PPV and the overall August event raked in $600 million per Showtime. According to media analytics firm, MVPIndex, McGregor topped all […]