Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 252 at The Apex in Las Vegas as it featured Daniel Cormier challenging Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight title. Miocic successfully defends title against DC An eye poke may have changed the course of the fight as Daniel Cormier was […]
UFC 252 Prelims draw 831K, Top Rank Boxing 264K as lead-in on ESPN
The 3-hour UFC 252 Prelims drew 831,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN according to Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 375,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The lead-in to UFC 252 was a Top Rank Boxing card featuring Carl Frampton. The event on Saturday afternoon drew 264,000 viewers and 83,000 in […]
Jon Jones vacates LHW title to move to heavyweight
Jon Jones has vacated the UFC Light Heavyweight title. Jones sent out a tweet stating he had told the UFC that he would relinquish the title. The good news is that he is moving to heavyweight. On the same day, the UFC announced a light heavyweight matchup between Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz slated for […]
Smackdown improves with over 2M viewers in hour 2
WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 1.932 million viewers in the first hour and 2.025 million viewers in hour 2. The viewership was up over the previous week and improved from hour to hour. Smackdown did draw the highest viewership in the A18-49 demo in the 8-9pm time slot and tied for the highest in the […]