The PBC on FS1 Prelims this past Saturday drew 421,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The PBC Prefight show which supported the Spence-Garcia PPV drew 404,000 on FS1. The prelims on FS1 aired just one fight with heavyweight champion Charles Martin taking on Gregory Corbin. Martin won via DQ over Corbin. The prefight […]
Report: Endeavor wanted 65-35 split with DirecTV
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that sources stated that Endeavor wanted a 65-35 split of the PPV revenue from DirecTV before deciding to sign a deal with ESPN+. On Monday, it was announced that the UFC and ESPN had entered into an agreement which would place ESPN+ as the exclusive provider of […]
ESPN+ becomes exclusive provider of UFC PPVs
ESPN+ will be the new home for UFC PPV according to an announcement made Monday. Starting with UFC 236 in April, ESPN+ will become the exclusive distributor in the United States of all PPV events. The deal will run in the United States through 2025. The move comes as the UFC attempted to seek lower […]
Michael Bisping to be inducted into UFC Hall of Fame this July
The UFC announced that Michael Bisping will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this July. Bisping earned the UFC middleweight title and finished with a 31-9 record. Bisping burst onto the UFC scene on The Ultimate Fighter 3 and won the competition. Bisping’s Anderson Silva fight in London was his opus and later […]
ESPN+5 attendance, gate and bonuses
ESPN +5 took place on Saturday from London where Jorge Masvidal earned two bonuses in addition to a post-fight altercation with Leon Edwards. Masvidal KO’d Darren Till in the second-round of the main event of the night. The welterweights earned Fight of the Night and Masvidal drew a Performance Bonus for his win. He also […]