Boxer Canelo Alvarez has signed a muli-fight deal with HBO which will begin on December 6th or December 13th on the network. The deal is a major move in the world of boxing as Alvarez, considered the future of boxing, and a Golden Boy promoted fighter has joined the network dominated by fighters promoted by […]
TUF 20 Episode 2 Live +3 increases viewership 65%
MMA Payout has learned that the second episode of TUF 20 last week on FS1 received an increase of 65% to 946,000 viewers. This reflects a bump of 372,000 viewers.. The Live + 3 viewership average (excluding Ep 1’s Fox re-air) is slightly over 888,000 viewers and the live viewership average is 555,000 viewers. Payout […]
Bellator 125 Live +3 = 796K; peak at 1.25M
MMA Payout has learned that Bellator 125’s adjusted viewership rating for this past Friday’s event drew the initial rating up 54,000 to a Live plus 3 rating of 796,000 viewers. The peak rating went up as well to 1.25M viewers. Payout Perspective: Through three events of Season 11, we see that the average viewership has […]
Jones states he lost Nike sponsorship due to Cormier brawl
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones stated that he lost his sponsorship with Nike due to his August 4th brawl with Daniel Cormier. Jones revealed this information during Tuesday’s Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing. Jones expressed remorse for his role in the fight and indicated he lost his Nike sponsorship as a result of the […]
Silva issued 70K fine, indefinite suspension from NAC
In a busy session of the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s monthly meeting, it issued a $70,000 fine and an indefinite suspension to Wanderlei Silva. The ruling comes just days after Silva announced his retirement. The ruling was based on Silva eluding a drug test in preparation for his UFC 175 match-up with Chael Sonnen. The […]