The Nevada Athletic Commission will no longer disclose purse amounts as of this past July as the administrative agency cites an amendment to its Nevada statutes prohibiting the release of such information. The new amendment to NRS 467.1005 prevents the media and/or public from obtaining purse information disclosed by promoters prior to bouts. The information […]
COVID-19 claims flyweight fight for Viviane Araujo
Viviane Araujo is out of her fight with Jennifer Maia at UFC on ESPN+31 due to a positive test for the coronavirus according to MMA Fighting. Joanna Calderwood replaces Araujo for the fight. Araujo learned of the positive test during the UFC pre-fight screenings. She believed that she had taken the necessary precautions to protect […]
Top Rank Boxing (7.16.20) ratings
Top Rank Boxing drew 326,000 viewers on ESPN Thursday night for its weekly summer series per Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily. Thursday’s event from The Bubble in Las Vegas featured Felix Verdejo as he knocked out Will Madera in the first round. The telecast peaked in the last quarter hour of the event, 9:45-10pm […]
UFC on ESPN +30 Prelims draw 509,000 viewers
The UFC on ESPN+ 30 Prelims airing on ESPN this past Saturday drew 509,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event ranked 4th overall in cable ratings for Saturday The prelims aired on Saturday night and drew a household rating of 0.33 and 209,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. It placed second in […]
UFC on ESPN+30 bonus winners
UFC on ESPN+ 30 took place on Saturday night at the Flash Forum on Abu Dhabi. The main event saw Deiveson Figueiredo win the vacant UFC flyweight title and cash in on a Performance Bonus. Figueiredo’s rear naked choke submission of Joseph Benavidez earned him the title and one of the $50,000 Performance Bonuses. The […]