The UFC announced Tuesday night that it has stripped Light Heavyweight Jon Jones of his title and suspended him indefinitely. Daniel Cormier has stepped in to face Anthony Johnson for the now vacated title at UFC 187. The discipline to Jones comes after his hit and run accident in New Mexico this weekend. Jones fled […]
UFC 186 Prelims draw 710,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that the UFC 186 Prelims on Fox Sports 1 drew 710,000 viewers in Live + Same Day viewership. It is the first Prelims event that has drawn less than 1 million viewers in 2015. The featured card on the Prelims featured Patrick Cote taking on Joe Riggs with […]
Klitschko draws 1.63M viewers on HBO
HBO’s Saturday night boxing featuring World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko drew the highest rating among its subscribers drawing an average of 1.637 million viewers for the fight with Bryant Jennings. The overall telecast drew an average of 1.3 million viewers. It was Klitschko’s first appearance in the U.S. in years and many fight fans tuned […]
Warrant issued for Jones for hit and run
An arrest warrant has been issued for UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones as a result of a hit and run incident that occurred on Sunday in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The charge indicates that Jones left the scene of an accident involving “death or personal injuries.” There was not a death, but in the three […]
PBC on Spike TV ratings drops 35% from March debut
Friday night’s PBC on Spike boxing event on Friday night drew 569,000 viewers according to Sports TV Ratings. The ratings are a sharp decrease from the 869,000 viewers it drew on March 13th. Friday night’s 3 plus hour event drew a 0.2 rating for the adult 18-49 demo. According to Television By Numbers, the NBA […]