ESPN’s Darren Rovell penned an article which estimated that Conor McGregor’s absence at UFC 200 would cost the company $45 million. While the article gives a ballpark estimate as to the worth and value of McGregor’s appeal, the dollar figures may not be accurate. The piece spitballs what McGregor would have done for the July […]
Archives for April 2016
Jones-Cormier headlines UFC 200
The UFC announced on ABC’s Good Morning America that Jon Jones will take on Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas. The fight will be to unify the light heavyweight championship. Jones defeated Ovince St. Preux last Saturday to earn the interim belt as Cormier pulled out […]
UFC “takes over” Good Morning America Wednesday
The UFC will have a distinct presence on the Wednesday, April 27th edition of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” The appearance is lead-up to the sale of tickets for UFC 200. According to the UFC, Chuck Liddell, Miesha Tate, Paige VanZant and Dana White will be among the UFC stars announced to make appearances between 7-9am […]
GGG draws 1.325M on HBO
HBO Boxing featuring Gennady Golovkin facing Dominic Wade drew an average subscriber rating of 1.325M viewers per Sports TV Ratings. The GGG fight is comparable to his last HBO fight this past May. The fight drew 758,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The fight preceding GGG-Wade was Roman “Chocolito” Gonzalez soundly defeating McWilliams Arroyo. […]
UFC 197 Prelims: 835,000 viewers
The UFC 197 Prelims drew an average rating of 835,000 viewers on Saturday night on FS1. The event was the lowest since UFC 192 in October 2015. The UFC 197 Prelims featured Sergio Pettis as he defeated Chris Kelades. Payout Perspective: For those wondering, UFC 192 featured Daniel Cormier taking on Alexander Gustafsson. The ratings […]