HBO reports (via ESPN) that the Canelo Alvarez-Miguel Cotto fight on November 21st in Vegas drew 900,000 PPV buys and about $58 million in domestic PPVs. The 900,000 PPV buys is promising for HBO as no fight not featuring Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao or Oscar De La Hoya have scored 900,000 buys since 2002 when […]
TUF 22 Episode 11 draws 528,000 viewers
The penultimate episode of TUF 22 drew 528,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night in its first showing on the network. The rating reflects the second straight week in which the ratings have improved. The 11th episode bested the 11th episode for TUF 21 by 18% (433,000 viewers). The show featured two more fights including David […]
Show Money Episode 7 talks Bendo, UFC Finances and 2015 PPV numbers
Klitschko-Fury draws over 1 million on HBO Saturday afternoon
The Heavyweight title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury on HBO Saturday scored over 1 million subscribers according to Sports TV Ratings. The replay of the Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez fight later that night drew 901,000 HBO subscribers. The live event from Germany between Klitschko and Fury drew 1.038 million viewers between 5:19pm and 6:08pm […]
UFC breaks ground on new campus in Vegas
The UFC broke ground on its new global headquarters in Las Vegas. A press conference was held on Tuesday to make the announcement of the 184,000 square foot campus which will include a performance center for athletes. Las Vegas-based KGA Architecture will design and plan the project which will begin in January 2016 and will […]