NXT pulled off a rare ratings victory over AEW this past Wednesday night. NXT drew 876,000 overall viewers for its “Halloween Havoc” special while AEW drew 781,000 viewers. AEW did draw more in the key A18-49 and M18-49 demos: 0.32 and 0.38 respectively. NXT drew 0.25 and 0.33 which is a little better than usual. […]
UFC on ESPN+39 bonuses
UFC on ESPN+39 took place Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. On a night where Anderson Silva likely fought his last fight for the UFC, there were four performance bonuses. The bonuses went to Alexander Hernandez, Kevin Holland, Miles John and Adrian Yanez. Each drew $50K bonuses. Hernandez scored a first-round KO over […]
Still seeking break from Golden Boy-DAZN, Canelo wants his case to stay in court, not arbitration
Canelo Alvarez filed his Statement regarding Arbitration in his lawsuit in federal court against DAZN and Golden Boy. Not surprising, he argues that arbitration cannot occur despite the provisions in the contracts that state otherwise. Canelo Statement Regarding Arbitration by MMA Payout on Scribd The main thrust of his argument is that since there are […]
Bobby Voelker finally gets back into cage
Bobby Voelker makes his Bellator debut this Thursday against Sabah Homasi in a matchup of welterweights. The Strikeforce and UFC veteran has been juggling his MMA career with his construction business as well as making appearances reffing amateur fights. To say he’s a veteran of the sport is an understatement. The Kansas City native started […]
UFC 254 draws 675,000 PPV buys
UFC 254 drew 675,000 buys worldwide according to sources obtained by John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal. Per SBJ, 500,000 buys were attributed to U.S. purchases on ESPN+ putting it 5th in PPV buys for 2020. UFC 254 featured Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje with Khabib winning in the 2nd round and promptly retiring […]