Charles Oliveira has been stripped of his UFC lightweight title as he failed to make the championship weight of 155 pounds on Saturday at UFC 274. Oliveira will still face Justin Gaethje Saturday in Phoenix with the challenger the only one having the opportunity to win the belt. Oliveira missed weight on his first and […]
NXT on USA (05.03.22) draws 661K viewers
NXT on the USA Network drew 661,000 viewers on Tuesday evening. The A18-49 demo fell slightly to 0.13 per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast placed 33rd overall in cable on Tuesday. It drew 0.13 in the A18-49 demo, 0.09 in the F18-49, 0.18 in A18-49, 0.07 in A18-34, 0.07 F12-34, 0.06 in M12-34, 0.19 […]
UFC on ESPN 35 draws 830K, Prelims 274K
UFC on ESPN 35 this past Saturday night drew 830,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday making it good enough for 3rd overall in cable ratings. The Prelims drew 274,000 per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main card drew 360,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a household rating of 0.47. The prelims drew 120,000 in the […]
Top Rank Boxing draws 1.166M viewer average for Stevenson-Valdez
Top Rank Box on ESPN Saturday night scored big with 1.166 million viewers on the network for the Shakur Stevenson versus Oscar Valdez fight. It was second to only the NFL Draft in the ratings for Saturday. The telecast drew 500,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a household rating of 0.66. Broken down, the […]
UFC closes media rights deal in South Korea
The Sports Business Journal reports that it has a new media rights deal for South Korea. CJ ENM is the new media rights holder under a multiyear agreement. CJ ENM purchased an 80% stake in the Endeavor Content scripted studio last year. Although terms were not released, based on previous indications from Endeavor, it likely […]