The Athletic unveiled another vertical in its ever-expanding sports journalism business with coverage in combat sports. The expansion gives the sport greater coverage but will the company’s foray into combat sports be rewarded with an uptick in subscribers. Last week MMA coverage was introduced with MMA writing veterans brought on to write about the sport. […]
GGG tops Saturday’s DAZN event payouts
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reported the purses for Saturday night’s Madison Square Garden event featuring Gennady Golovkin. According to Rafael, the official payout for GG was $2 million although its likely he’s getting closer to $15 million. Steve Rolls, his opponent, drew $300,000. Ali Akhmedov earned $25,000. His opponent, Marcus McDaniel received $45,250. Akhmedov defeated McDaniel. […]
UFC 238 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 238 drew 16,038 fans for a gate of $2,034,387.49. The attendance and gate were announced post-event. The event took place at the United Center in Chicago in what is becoming the annual event taking place in the city. UFC 225 last June drew 18,177 for a gate of $2.55 million. The event featured Robert […]
UFC Fight Night Stockholm Prelims this past Saturday draws 257K
UFC Fight Night Stockholm Prelims last Saturday on ESPN2 drew 257,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event took place on Saturday morning in North America. The three hour prelims featured welterweights Sergey Khandozhko as he defeated Rostem Akman via decision. Also, Lina Lansberg defeated Tonya Evinger in a bantamweight matchup. The featured […]
PFL 3 Prelims on ESPN2 draw 113,000 viewers
The Professional Fighters’ League prelims which aired on ESPN2 on Thursday afternoon/evening drew 113,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event was the precursor to the third event of the second season for the PFL. The prelims saw Emiliano Sordi get a 2nd round KO against Vinny Magalhaes in a light heavyweight matchup. Also, […]