The Sports Business Journal had an article in this week’s edition about the UFC and its move to grow after a record year in 2021. Dana White stated that it sold “around 8.4 to 8.5 million units” this year in an interview on “The Jim Rome Show.” The PPV buy rates for UFC shows this […]
Top Rank forges deal with Caesars Sports Book
The Sports Business Journal reports that Top Rank Boxing signed Caesars Sports Book to be the official sports betting partner for this past Saturday’s Lomachenko-Comney fight which likely means a future relationship is in the picture. If you saw the event at MSG on Saturday, you saw Caesars branding, activation areas and betting odds integrations […]
Payouts from Davis-Cruz
MMA Payout has obtained the pay sheet from the California State Athletic Commision for the December 5th fight between Gervonta Davis and Issac Cruz at the Staples Center (now known as Crypto.com) The headliner, Davis, earned $1 million for his unanimous decision win over Cruz. Gervonta Davis $1M Isaac Cruz $300K Sebastian Fundora $75K Sergio […]
UFC 269 Prelims draw 729,000 viewers
The UFC 269 Prelims on ESPN2 Saturday night drew 729,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event ranked 4th overall in cable for the night right behind Top Rank Boxing. The telecast drew 0.27 in the A18-49 demo, good enough for 358,000 viewers. It also drew 0.27 in the A18-49 demo, 0.13 in the […]
Top Rank Boxing draws 1.019M for Loma return
Top Rank Boxing drew 1.019 million viewers on Saturday night as ESPN featured the return of Vasiliy Lomachenko as he faced Richard Comney. The telecast beat the UFC 269 Prelims which aired on ESPN2 earlier in the evening. Top Rank Boxing was 3rd overall in the cable ratings Saturday night for its 3-hour show and […]