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 […]
Former wrestler sues Activision over video game character
Former professional wrestler Booker T (real name Robert Huffman) has sued Activision claiming that a character in the video game maker’s Black Ops 4 resembles a character he created. “G.I. Bro” is a character created by Huffman for a comic book series. He even wrestled under this name for a short time. The lawsuit claims […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN (2/15) outshines Bellator on Friday night
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN on February 15th drew 704,000 viewers per Nielsen according to ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Rob Brant as he scored an 11th round KO over the previously undefeated Khasan Bayasangurov. The telecast peaked at 769,000 viewers and was likely aided by the lead-in of the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Live […]