The Sports Business Journal reports that the PFL’s exclusive negotiating window with ESPN has ended and the promotion is exploring other options. The organization is open to M&A opportunities to try to gain marketshare. PFL told SBJ that it is seeing “very broad and very intense interest” in its product. PFL’s found & Chair Donn […]
PFL 6 fight purses
PFL 6 took place Friday night in Atlanta. The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission disclosed the purse information per MMA Junkie. Abdullah Al-Qahtani $20,000/$20,000 def. Lamar Brown $3,000 Brahyan Zurcher $10,000/$9,500 def. Mike Bardley $3,000 Solomon Renfro $10,000/$10,000 def. Jarrad Al-Silawi $50,000 Bruno Miranda $13,000/$13,000 def. Alex Martinez $22,000 Natan Schulte $50,000/$50,000 def. Raush Manfio […]
AEW Collision Episode 2 draws 595K viewers
AEW Collision drew 595,000 viewers on TNT Saturday night in its second episode. The telecast placed 4th overall in cable just above the UFC Prelims. The ratings are off the debut episode’s 816,000 viewers. The show drew 0.21 18-49, 0.12 F18-49, 0.29 M18-49, 0.13 18-34, 0.07 F12-34, 0.15 M12-34, 0.26 25-54 and 0.25 in the […]
UFC on ABC 5 draws 928K viewers
UFC on ABC 5 drew 928,000 viewers and 350,000 viewers in the 18-49 demon on Saturday afternoon. The prelims airing on ESPN drew 492,000 viewers and 271,000 in the 18-49 demo. UFC on ABC aired at 3:00pm ET on the network and drew 0.16 18-34, 0.27 18-49, 0.34 25-54, 2.8 share with women 18-49, 7.3 […]
PFL suspends Schulte and Manfio, Burgos moves on in tournament
PFL 6 took place on Friday night and featured Raush Manfio taking on his best friend Nata Schulte. Although Schulte won the bout, the PFL decided that it was so lackluster that both fighters were suspended and allowed Shane Burgos to move forward. MMA Payout interviewed Manfio prior to the fight and he stated that […]