Top Rank Boxing last Saturday night drew 584,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event also drew 226,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The telecast on ESPN featured Richard Comney as he defeated Jackson Marinez via KO in the 6th round. The telecast aired opposite the UFC 258 PPV . It drew a 0.34 […]
AEW 747K, NXT 713K
AEW Dynamite on TNT Wednesday night drew 747,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. NXT on USA drew 713,000 viewers. AEW finished 4th overall in cable ratings due in part to its high viewership in the key demos. It drew 0.31 in the A18-49, 0.20 in F18-49, 0.42 in M18-49, 0.17 in A18-34, 0.12 in […]
PFL receives $65M investment
The Professional Fighters League announced an investment round of $65 million to fund international expansion, top talent acquisition, new product innovation, and global audience growth according to a company press release. “The 65 million institutional financing round was led by Ares Capital, Elysian Park Ventures, and Knighthead Capital,” stated the press release. The release includes […]
UFC and TikTok agree to partnership
The UFC has forged a deal with TikTok in a multi-year partnership in which the promotion will provide exclusive live content on the social-video platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal begins this week with this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night featuring Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis. The partnership will include the […]