The UFC announced Vitor Belfort as its latest member of the UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The former UFC light heavyweight champion will be inducted into the Pioneer Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame Wing. Belfort was signed by the UFC at the age of 19 at became the youngest athlete to […]
AEW Dynamite (05.15) draws 682K viewers
AEW Dynamite drew 682K viewers on TNT Wednesday making it the best numbers for 2025. The telecast drew 0.17 in the A18-49 demo per Programming Insider. Highlighting the telecast was a steel cage match between Samoa Joe and Jon Moxley. The ending brought the storyline to a head as it announced the Anarchy in the […]
WWE economic impact study touts $320M to Vegas region
In all of the information Mark Shapiro informed investors at the JP Morgan conference earlier this week, one of the notable things he brought up was a forthcoming economic impact study that stated it brought $320M to Las Vegas for this year’s Wrestlemania. The economic impact study tends to be commissioned by WWE. And while […]
UFC 315 PPV Prelims draw 685K viewers
The UFC 315 PPV Prelims on ESPN drew 685,000 viewers per Programming Insider. The telecast was only 80 minutes on the main ESPN Network as there was an overrun. The telecast drew 0.24 (~324K) viewers in the A18-49 category. The rating was good enough for 5th overall for a crowded day of sports. The top […]
Live sports is “antidote to churn” boasts Shapiro
TKO Group Chief Operating Officer spoke at the J.P. Morgan’s Global Technology, Media & Communications conference in Boston on Tuesday in which he touted the value of WWE and UFC noting that live sports is the “antidote to churn.” “Sports is truly the last unifying conversation we all have,” Shapiro proclaimed at the investor conference. […]