Welcome to another edition of The Ratings Buffet for the week ending July 21st. Friday Spike: Bellator 181: 514,000 viewers; DVR +3: 573,000; main event average: 775,000 peak at 912,000 Saturday PBC on Fox 5:00pm-7:00pm ET: 886,000 HBO Boxing After Dark: Smith v. Barerra: 683,000 Berchelt v. Miura: 617,000 Corrales v. Castellanos: 629,000 PBC […]
Archives for July 2017
UFC 213 and Bellator NYC underwhelm in PPV returns
MMA Fighting reports the estimated buy rates for UFC 213 and Bellator NYC. Both shows did not do well with each not getting close to 200,000 PPV buys. UFC 213 earlier this month drew in the range between 125-150,000 PPV buys. Due to a late scratch by Amanda Nunes, the main event was Robert Whittaker […]
Ratings for HBOs BAD and PBC on FS1 from Saturday
HBO’s Boxing After Dark Saturday night drew 683,000 viewers for its main event on the network per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The two other fights on the telecast scored in the 600,000 The event is more than its last Boxing After Dark main event this past January which drew 497,000 viewers. This past Saturday, […]
Hunt’s attorneys file opposition to dismissing his First Amended Complaint against UFC, White and Lesnar
Attorneys for Mark Hunt have filed their opposition brief to Zuffa, Dana White and Brock Lesnar’s Motion to Dismiss his First Amended Complaint. In the brief, they cite specific instances in which they addressed the court’s concerns regarding their allegations. The brief specifically claims that it has provided adequate information on damages and a proximate […]
UFC Fight Night 113 draws 402,000 viewers on FS1
Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 113 drew 402,000 viewers on FS1 for its afternoon of fights per Nielsen. The prelims which preceded the main card registered 284,000 while the post-fight show on FS1 had 222,000 viewers. The near 3-hour main card featured Gunnar Nelson against Santiago Ponzinibbio. The Brazilian scored an upset win. The event from […]