UFC on ESPN 18 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The promotion handed out 4 bonuses including one for the main eventer Anthony Smith as he submitted Devin Clark. The other Performance Bonuses went to Miguel Baeza, Su Mudaerji and Nate Maness. There was no Fight of the Night. Baeza […]
WWE Friday Night Smackdown ratings impacted by Thanksgiving holiday
WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 2.016 million viewers in the first hour and 1.957 million in the second hour according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings were likely impacted due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. The two hour telecast drew 0.6 in the A18-49 demo in the first hour and 0.7 in hour 2. It […]
Triller clarifies scoring of Tyson-Jones fight
Mike Tyson takes on Roy Jones, Jr. on Saturday night on PPV in an ‘exhibition’ match that has come under scrutiny. According to the California State Athletic Commission, several rules are in place for this event including no scoring of the fight and if either fighter develops a cut, the match will be over. The […]
Blaydes tests positive for COVID-19, main event for UFC on ESPN off
The main event for Saturday’s UFC event at The Apex in Las Vegas is off after Curtis Blaydes tested positive for COVID-19. His fight with Derrick Lewis will be re-scheduled according to multiple media reports. Blaydes-Lewis was the marquee main event for UFC on ESPN 18 which has a rather unremarkable lineup after the headlining […]
UFC 255 Prelims on ESPN2 draw 587,000 viewers
The UFC 255 Prelims drew 587,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN2 for its three hour telecast which preceded the PPV. The event drew a household rating of 0.17 and 0.26 in the M18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz daily. Overall, the telecast drew 221,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. It aired on ESPN2 due […]