The Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jose Pedraza fight on ESPN on Saturday night drew 1.865 million viewers on the network for its two-hour broadcast which was preceded by the Heisman Trophy telecast. The lead-in likely helped the Top Rank Boxing ratings but Lomachenko is becoming destiny television for many fans. The event drew 0.63 in the A18-49 demo […]
ONE signs television deal with Turner Sports
ESPN reports that ONE Championship has signed a three-year broadcast deal with Turner Sports. According to the report by Ariel Helwani, the deal for the Singapore-based company begins on January 1, 2019. The company will have 24 events to air live on TNT beginning next year and on its digital platforms including B/R Live. Financial […]
Zuffa Reply Brief argues its provided Court with ample evidence for sealing requests
Zuffa has filed its Reply Brief in Support of its request to seal portion of its Reply Brief in its Motion for Summary Judgment. Essentially, this reply brief is supporting its motion to seal portions in its Motion for Summary Judgment so that the public will not be able to see it. Zuffa argues that […]
UFC 231 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 231 took place this past Saturday in Toronto and Max Holloway came out the big winner with two bonuses for the night. Holloway’s TKO finish of Brian Ortega gave him a Performance of the Night. The main event also drew Fight of the Night. Thiago Santos earned the other $50,000 bonus in a hard-hitting […]
UFC renews deal with TSN to air programming in Canada
TSN and the UFC have signed a multi-year deal to extend the television rights of the Canadian network. Aaron Bronster of TSN spoke with Senior VP of International Content David Shaw of the deal: Senior VP of International and Content David Shaw explains what Canadians can expect in terms of UFC events on TSN starting […]