Bellator 98 ratings for Saturday night’s season 9 debut scored 437,000 total viewers according to The MMA Report. In comparison, its debut on Spike TV this past January scored an average of 938,000 viewers. Saturday’s three hour show faced an uphill battle with college football and NASCAR on at the same time as the live […]
‘Reem, Rua top UFC Fight Night 26 payroll
MMA Junkie reports the payouts from UFC Fight Night 26 which took place in Boston, Massachusetts. Despite losses, Alistair Overeem and Shogun Rua came out as financial winners topping the official salary report. Via MMA Junkie: Chael Sonnen: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Mauricio Rua: $175,000 Travis Browne: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Alistair […]
Record promotional spending for Mayweather-Canelo
The Sports Business Journal (subscription only) reports on the record breaking night for boxing this Saturday night. Aside from Floyd Mayweather’s astronomical guaranteed purse and gate, the article details the money invested and anticipated from the event. CBS, Showtime and other television distributors will spend between $80 to $100 million in promotional value for the […]
Wrestling saved from Olympic extinction
The Sports Business Daily (subscription required) reports that Greco Roman Wrestling will return to the 2020 Olympics. The vote Sunday brought relief to a combat sports community that rallied around the effort to save the sport from virtual extinction. Wrestling received a first round majority of International Olympic Community (IOC) votes (49) beating out baseball/softball […]
Rousey stars in another commercial for Insureon
Ronda Rousey stars in her second commercial for small business insurer Insureon. Rousey plays “The Insureon Protector” in this video series. H/t: MMA Mania As an added bonus, she had a “behind the scenes video” for the first commercial where she talks about her involvement with the company. You can see the first commercial here. Payout Perspective: […]