The plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit have filed their reply brief in support of its Emergency Motion stopping the Sparacino law firm from contacting class members in the lawsuit. Plaintiffs reply ISO of Eme… by MMA Payout Plaintiffs accuse the law firm of violating legal ethical rules by contacting the class members in the […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 733K
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 733,000 viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast drew 303,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The telecast featured Emmanuel Navarrete as he defeated Christopher Diaz to retain the WBO featherweight title. The telecast drew 0.23 in A18-49, 0.10 in F18-49, 0.37 in M18-49, 0.13 in […]
UFC 261 Prelims draw 951K, Early Prelims draw 616K
UFC 261 Prelims drew 951,000 viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It drew 465,000 in the A18-49 demo. The early Prelims which appeared on ESPN2 drew 616,000 viewers and 290,000 in the A18-49 demo. The UFC 261 Prelims saw Randy Brown submit Alex Oliveira in the very first round of the featured […]
Triller files lawsuit against PPV pirates
Triller has filed a lawsuit against PPV pirates from its April 17th event. The lawsuit filed in federal court in California sued 11 web sites and 100 unnamed persons for illegal streaming the PPV. The claims include copyright infringement, conversion, breach of contract as well as violations of the Federal Communications Act. Triller claims that […]
Report: UFC 261 draws 700K buys on ESPN+
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that UFC 261 held this past Saturday drew more than 700,000 PPV buys on ESPN+. The event was the first in front of a live arena at the VyStar Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a triple-header of title fights with Kamaru Usman defending his welterweight title […]