WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew over 2 million viewers in the first hour this past Friday but then fell back under it in the second hour on Fox. However, the ratings were strong in the company’s key demos as it was the only original content on a night of reruns. WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew […]
ONE Championship announces influx of cash, but also lays off workers
ONE Championship announced via press release that it added $70 million to its “war chest” based on existing and new institution investors. However, it noted in a tactful way that it reduced its workforce by 20%. Tech in Asia purportedly obtained a copy of a letter from ONE Championship’s CEO and found Chatri Stiyodtong sent […]
Nam, Aguilaera, Vettori and Agapova earn bonuses at UFC on ESPN 10
UFC on ESPN 10 took place on Saturday night at the UFC Apex. There were four Performance of the Night winners. Tyson Nam, Christian Aguilera, Martin Vettori and Mariya Agapova earned the $50,000 bonuses. All earned stoppages in the very first round. Aguilera and Nam led off the prelims with KO wins to start the […]
UFC 250: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this episode we take a look at UFC 250 which took place this past Saturday at The Apex in Las Vegas. Nunes destroys Spencer Amanda Nunes handily defeated Felicia Spencer on Saturday to retain her women’s Featherweight title. Although the referee or Spencer’s corner could have stopped […]
Top Rank Boxing draws 311,000 viewers on Thursday
Top Rank Boxing returned to live action with a pair of cards this week airing on ESPN. The ratings were less than stellar with Tuesday’s event drawing 397,000 viewers and last night’s event drawing an average of 311,000 viewers. Shakur Stevenson headlined Tuesday’s event with an easy victory against Felix Caraballo. On Thursday, Jessie Magdaleno […]