Dana White has confirmed that The Ultimate Fighter will continue as part of the ESPN deal despite record-low ratings the past several seasons on FS1. After the season finale of Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday night, White told reporters of the future of the series. “There’s still a huge market for ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’ […]
Show Money episode 23 discusses Antitrust, DAZN-Bellator, etc.
UFC 227: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 227 taking place in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. The show featured two championship fights with one title change. Dillashaw retains title in stoppage of Garbrandt T.J. Dillashaw successfully defended his UFC Bantamweight title over Cody Garbrandt with a […]
HBO Boxing’s Kovalev-Alvarez event averages 731,000
HBO’s Boxing After Dark featuring Sergey Kovalev and Eleider Alvarez drew 731,000 Saturday night as the featured fight on the telecast according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). Alvarez upset Kovalev with a ref stoppage after two knockdowns in round seven. Kovalev appeared to be ahead up until the seventh. The fight peaked at 813,000 viewers. […]
UFC 227 Prelims draw 717K on FX
The UFC 227 Prelims which aired on FX Saturday drew 717,000 viewers. It was the 3rd highest-rated show on cable Saturday night in the A18-49 demo with a 0.30 rating. The prelims featured Pedro Munhoz and Brett Johns in an entertaining Bantamweight matchup with Munhoz winning by decision. The telecast was pushed to FX due […]