MMA Fighting posed the question as to how well will UFC 187 do this weekend in light of the big Mayweather-Pacquiao fight earlier this month. Despite the steep PPV price of $90-$100, an estimated 4.4 million people paid to see the fight. Now, will combat sports fans turn around and pay another $60 this weekend? […]
GGG draws 1.3M viewers on HBO
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that Saturday night’s HBO Boxing event featuring Gennady Golovkin taking on Willie Monroe, Jr. drew an average HBO subscriber viewership of 1.338 million with a peak at 1.474 million. GGG dropped Monroe throughout the fight eventually earning the stoppage in the 6th round. In addition, Flyweight Roman Gonzalez obliterated Edgar Sosa […]
TUF 21 Episode 4 draws 286,000 viewers
Bellator 137 draws 594,000 viewers
Sports TV Ratings is reporting that Bellator 137 on Friday night on Spike TV drew an average viewership of 594,000 viewers. It drew a 0.2 rating in the 18-49 demo. The ratings represent a 10 percent decrease from April’s Bellator 136. In the main event, Brandon Halsey defeated Kendall Grove via TKO in the main […]
W Silva wins reversal and remand of NSAC ban, fine
ESPN.com reports that a Nevada state district court judge has reversed and remanded the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s lifetime ban and $70,000 fine issued against Wanderlei Silva last year. Judge Kerry L. Earley determined that while the NSAC had jurisdiction over Silva, the punishment was “arbitrary, capricious and not supported by substantial evidence.” Judge Earley’s […]