On Monday the WWE launched its much heralded Network which it advertised to be available on almost every platform imaginable. The good news is that number of those signing up exceeded expectations. The bad news is that it is experiencing technical difficulties across most platforms. The WWE’s technological partner in the venture, MLB Advanced Media, […]
UFC 170: 936,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned through Nielsen sources that Saturday’s UFC 170 Prelims received an average viewership of 936,000. The ratings for the 2 hour prelims on FS1 are up slightly from the UFC 169 Prelims. UFC Prelims on FS1 UFC 164 809,000 UFC 165 722,000 UFC 166 628,000 UFC 167 998,000 UFC 168 1,554,000 UFC […]
Mayweather chooses Maidana over Khan for May 3rd
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will fight Marcos Maidana on May 3rd in Las Vegas per a tweet sent out by Mayweather on his birthday. It will be Mayweather’s third fight for Showtime Boxing. I will be fighting Marcos Maidana May 3rd on Pay-per-view Showtime/CBS http://t.co/mtj7H8WVxu pic.twitter.com/Rc2N87zcjP — Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) February 25, 2014 Mayweather engaged with […]
Bellator announces sponsor deal with Monster Energy
Bellator has announced that Monster Energy will become the “Official Energy Drink Partner” of Bellator per press release. In addition, Monster has added Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as one of its sponsored athletes. Via Bellator press release: Monster will own highly visible inventory inside the Bellator cage and activate at various consumer touch points in-arena. In […]
UFC 170: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 170 held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Knee, not armbar, stops McMann Ronda Rousey didn’t need her patented armbar to stop Sara McMann, but a knee to the liver downed the former Olympian. While there […]