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A review of some of the top MMA business stories of 2019

December 31, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

2019 was a big year for the business of MMA as the industry changed in many ways.  While I’ve given you an extended look at the year’s events, I’ve had other things going on.  Thus, here is a truncated version of some of the top business stories in MMA. Brock Lesnar out after thoughts of […]

Filed Under: ESPN, Featured, ONE Championshp, publishing, ratings, TV, UFC, Zuffa

Davis-Gamboa fight tops Showtime Boxing telecast with 577K viewers

December 31, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Showtime Boxing Saturday night drew 577,000 viewers for the main event of Gervonta Davis and Yuriokis Gamboa. Davis stopped Gamboa in Round 12 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georga Saturday night.  It was the first time that the undefeated Davis went past round 9. In addition on the card, Jean Pascal defeated Badou […]

Filed Under: boxing, ratings, Showtime, TV

Bellator 237 on Paramount draws 311,000 viewers

December 31, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Bellator Japan on The Paramount Network drew 311,000 viewers according to Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily.  The event also aired on DAZN. The event featured the showdown of Fedor-Rampage with Emelianenko knocking out a bloated Rampage in the very first round. The event also saw Michael Chandler and Michael Page take care of their opponents with […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, Paramount, ratings, TV

As one of the top paid females in the sport, Harrison enjoys prosperity in PFL

December 30, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Kayla Harrison may be the best-known MMA fighter in the PFL outside of the signing of Rory MacDonald earlier this month.  As she is set to win the second season of the PFL tournament on New Year’s Eve, she believes that she is the highest paid female athlete in MMA. This fall, Harrison signed a […]

Filed Under: Professional Fighters League

WWE Smackdown draws 2.44M viewer average

December 29, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE Smackdown drew an average of 2.44 million viewers on Friday night.  It still maintains its popularity among the 18-49 audience drawing the best rating in that demo for the night. WWE Smackdown drew a 0.7 rating and a 4 share overall in the first hour and a 0.6 rating in the second hour.  While […]

Filed Under: FOX, Friday Night SmackDown, TV, WWE

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