The UFC 246 Prelims on ESPN drew an astronomical 1.767 million viewers on Saturday night and 949,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It was the promotion’s best showing on the network and was the number one telecast on cable for Saturday. UFC 246 saw the return of Conor McGregor and […]
UFC 246 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we look at the return of Conor McGregor at UFC 246 in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor handles Cowboy in 40 seconds The return of Conor McGregor lasted just 40 seconds after he decimated Donald Cerrone with a flurry of shoulder strikes that stunned the Cowboy in […]
PBC on Fox draws 1.303M viewers on Saturday
PBC on Fox Saturday night drew an average of 1.303M viewers in fast nationals. The event saw Jeison Rosario defeat Julian Williams in an upset for Williams’ junior middleweight title. The event drew 1.256M viewers in the first hour and 1.350M in the second hour according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. In the next day […]
UFC 246 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 246 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night and featured the return of Conor McGregor. As a result, the attendance and gate were exceptional on Saturday night. According to Dana White, the event drew 19,040 fans for a gate of $11,089,129.30. It was the second highest gate in UFC history […]
The “McGregor effect” expected to provide positive economic impact for Vegas
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Conor McGregor helped generate $86.4 million for the city of Las Vegas per a commissioned study from the UFC. The 2018 economic impact study looked at the affect McGregor had on metro Las Vegas as he fought Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. Of course, the UFC was bullish on […]