PBC Fight Night on Fox Christmas night drew 2.726 million viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It drew a 1.37 household rating. The rating made it the highest rated PBC on Fox in 2021. The event drew 859,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The event drew 0.48 in the A18-34, 0.66 in A18-49, 0.82 in […]
Top 10 of 2021: No. 7 PFL returns from one year absence for third season
The Professional Fighters’ League returned after a year absence due to the pandemic for its third season. The company streamed on ESPN+ and ESPN2 for most of its events. It signed Claressa Shields who fought in two MMA fights. While the signing brought in some traffic, it was clear that Shields was a novice with […]
Top 10 of 2021: No. 8 Appeals Court awards Mark Hunt split decision in UFC lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s dismissal of Mark Hunt’s claims regarding Fraud and Battery sending back the lawsuit. From our post earlier this year: The appeals court heard the case approximately a week from the date of the issuance of the opinion. The Court sided with the UFC with Hunt’s […]
Top 10 of 2021: No. 9 Francis Ngannou contract issues
Top 10 of 2021: 10. Venum replaces Reebok as Fight Kit Sponsor
This spring Venum became the exclusive in-octagon Fight Kit and Fight Week apparel sponsor replacing Reebok. Perhaps, due in part to the pandemic, Venum’s new partnership received little fan fare as compared to the big Reebok reveal several years prior. Still, the Venum partnership promised a bump in pay which was a nice tease. However, […]