ESPN reports that PBC on ESPN featuring Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares Saturday night drew an average audience of 1,217,000 viewers and peaking with 1,641,000 viewers. Santa Cruz defeated Mares via majority decision. The peak occurred in the 12:00-12:15 am quarter hour. The event officially aired from 10:00 – 12:12 am thus the peak […]
Khabib lands individual Reebok deal
Khabib Nurmogomedov is the latest UFC fighter to receive an individual sponsorship deal with Reebok. Reebok announced the deal via twitter. Nurmogomedov was last seen in a brawl with the Diaz Brothers at a WSOF event at the Planet Hollywood in Vegas earlier this month. His last fight in a UFC octagon was in April […]
Bellator 141 draws 666,000 viewers
Bellator MMA Live on Spike TV drew an average viewership of 666,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. It was second only to PGA Golf on the Golf Channel Friday night when it comes to cable sports TV ratings this past Friday. UPDATED: The event peaked at 929,000 viewers per Nielsen source. Overnight Peak Bellator 132 […]
The Economist article states UFC median fight pay is $24,500
The Economist wrote a brief opinion piece, entitled, “Truckin’ On,” in this week’s addition which focuses on the UFC and the potential of a fighter union. The highlighted fact out of the piece is that it states that the median pay-per-fight is $24,500. It’s not clear where the Economist drew its median number as it […]
Parties in UFC lawsuit fight over confidential documents
Plaintiffs on behalf of the fighters in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit have filed a Motion for Protective Order as a result of what it claims to be an exclusion from discovery of one of its main attorneys. As is the case in litigation where there are sensitive materials that will be shared by opposing sides […]