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UFC on ESPN 40 draws 734K for main card, 490K for prelims

August 9, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 40 drew 734,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  It took second in the ratings for Saturday night.  The prelims drew 490,000 viewers preceding the main card on the network and were good enough for 5th overall.   The main card drew 310,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and […]

Filed Under: ESPN, ratings, UFC

The Interview with Deanna Bennett

August 7, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Ahead of her second fight against Justine Kish, I spoke with Deanna Bennett as she gets ready for her fight this Friday in South Dakota.

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, Featured, The Interview

UFC on ESPN 40 bonuses

August 7, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 40 took place Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. On a night with each fight ending in a stoppage, 5 fighters came away with $50,000 bonuses.  The feature fight of Jamahal Hill and Thiago Santos took the Fight of the Night Bonus.  Hill pulled off the stoppage over a game […]

Filed Under: bonuses, UFC

The Interview with Bellator’s Bailey Schoenfelder

August 5, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Ahead of his fight next week at Bellator 284, I spoke with former college football player Bailey Schoenfelder as he prepares for his third professional fight against Mark Currier.

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, The Interview

UFC exec predicts O’Malley next mainstream star

August 4, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

COO Lawrence Epstein predicted that UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley has the potential to be the sport’s next mainstream superstar.  Epstein made the comments during a Sports Business Journal Twitter Spaces event last week prior to UFC 277.  Epstein cited O’Malley’s appeal to the younger demographic.  Of course, the 27 years old is well-versed in the […]

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