A day before the commission’s disciplinary hearings involving Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmogomedov, the UFC released an economic impact statement on how the fight drove the economy in Las Vegas. According to the release, UFC 229 delivered $86.4 million in total economic output according to a study conducted by the research firm Applied Analysis. According […]
Archives for January 2019
Report indicates “more than 525,000” new ESPN+ subscribers as a result of UFC debut
The Sports Business Journal reports that ESPN gained more than 525,000 new subscribers as a result of the UFC debut on the network. With its debut at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn earlier this month, the company scored big (even with a delay) with the UFC. The prelims drew nearly 2 million viewers with big numbers […]
The Interview: Josh Rosenblatt
PBC on Fox draws 1.72M viewers Saturday night opposite NBA and NHL
PBC on Fox Saturday night drew a fast-overnight rating of 1.72 million viewers according to Television By Numbers. PBC had stiff competition for sports fans on the networks Saturday night. ABC aired the NBA Countdown show in the first 30 minutes of the PBC event and then aired the Golden State Warriors playing the Boston […]
Pacquiao’s return to U.S. draws 400K PPV buys according to reports
The return of Manny Pacquiao stateside has produced a Showtime PPV event drawing approximately 400,000 PPV buys according to multiple outlets. Pacquiao was dominant in a unanimous decision victory over Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Although this buy rate was provided to ESPN and Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole, it […]