Yahoo! Sports reports that former UFC fighter Leslie Smith has signed with Bellator MMA and plans to move to Featherweight. Smith’s last scheduled fight was to be almost a year to the day in April 2018 when she was to meet Aspen Ladd in Atlantic City. However, Ladd did not make weight and Smith did […]
ShoBox featuring Shields-Hammer draws 339,000 viewers
Showtime Boxing Saturday featuring the Claressa Shields-Christina Hammer fight peaked at 369,000 viewers for the much-anticipated fight. Overall, the fight unifying the middleweight title drew 339,000 viewers on the network according to Nielsen. The event went up against the UFC PPV on ESPN+. Shields had an easy time with Hammer winning a unanimous decision. Payout […]
UFC 236 prelims draw 893,000 viewers
The prelims for UFC 236 on ESPN drew 893,000 viewers according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). The event drew 498,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.60 share on Saturday. The prelims featured Matt Frevola and Jalin Turner with Frevola winning an impressive unanimous decision. The event served as the pre-cursor for the first […]
UFC 236: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition, we take a look at UFC 236 which took place at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia where fans were witness to two of the best championship fights in recent history. Poirier earns lightweight title with win over Holloway Dustin Poirier was too big for […]
UFC 236 reveal Holloway and Adesanya top roster of salaries
Max Holloway and Israel Adesanya led the list of fighter payouts each receiving $350,000. The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission disclosed the payroll which totaled at $1,972,000. The payouts (as compiled by MMA Junkie) are as follows: Dustin Poirier: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Max Holloway: $350,000 Israel Adesanya: $350,000 (no win bonus) def. Kelvin […]