On Thursday, Georges St-Pierre announced his retirement from the UFC. He will go down as one of the greatest fighters in UFC history and one of its key draws as the company tried to gain a foothold in mainstream sports landscape. Before Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor or the superfight, GSP was the key to PPV […]
UFC on ESPN 1 payouts
The Arizona Department of Gaming has disclosed the salaries from this past Sunday’s UFC on ESPN 1. Cain Velasquez was the top earner on the card. Via MMA Fighting: Francis Ngannou ($110,000 + $110,000 = $220,000) def. Cain Velasquez ($450,000)Paul Felder ($46,000 + $46,000 = $92,000) def. James Vick ($65,000)Cynthia Calvillo ($44,000 + $44,000 = $88,000) def. Cortney Casey ($50,000)Kron Gracie […]
Payouts from Premier Boxing Champions PBC on Fox event (2/16/19)
MMA Payout has obtained the payouts from the California State Athletic Commission from this past Saturday’s PBC on Fox event from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. Headliner Leo Santa Cruz led the roster of boxers earning a reported $1 million. Leo Santa Cruz successfully defended his WBA Super Featherweight Title against Rivera. Omar Figueroa, […]
UFC Fight Night 1 on ESPN draws 1.463M viewers, Prelims 988,000
UFC Fight Night 1 on ESPN Sunday night drew 1.463 million viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which preceded the main card drew 988,000 viewers. It was the first event for the promotion with its new network partner as the prelims and main card were aired on ESPN. The telecasts went up against […]
PBC on Fox draws 1.26M viewers opposite NBA All-Star Saturday night
PBC on Fox Saturday night drew a fast overnight rating of 1.26 million viewers according to Television By Numbers. The telecast drew a 0.3 rating in the A18-49 demo and a 2 share. In comparison, the NBA All-Star Saturday Night telecast drew over 5 million viewers and a 2.2 rating in the A18-49 demo in […]