The Deontay Wilder-Bermane Stiverne rematch on Showtime Saturday night drew 824,000 viewers and peaked at 887,000 according to Nielsen Media research. The fight lasted just 2 minutes and 59 seconds as Wilder destroyed Stiverne sending him to the canvas 3 times. According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, it was the second-most watched Showtime fight of 2017. […]
UFC 217 posts best prelims ratings of year despite preemption
The UFC 217 Prelims on FS1 drew 1.276M viewers on FS1 Saturday. Despite starting on FS2 due to an overrun from the Oklahoma-Oklahoma St. game, the Prelims posted its best ratings this year. The prelims were headlined by James Vick taking on Joe Duffy. Vick one via stoppage with a second to spare in the […]
UFC 217: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 217 taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York. GSP Returns to win Middleweight Title Georges St Pierre looked more muscular than ever before in his foray into the middleweight division against champion Michael Bisping. GSP looked great in […]
Bellator 186 draws 508,000 viewers on SpikeTV
Bellator 186 drew 508,000 viewers on SpikeTV Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. According to ShowBuzz, it drew 0.18 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The event, which aired from the campus of Penn St. featured former Nittany Lions Ed Ruth and Phil Davis. It was headlined by Ryan Bader’s title defense against Linton […]
UFC 217 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 217 drew 18,201 for a $6.1 million gate at Madison Square Garden. Although no Fight of the Night Bonuses, the UFC handed out Performance Bonuses to Georges St Pierre, Rose Namajunas, T.J. Dillashaw, Ovince Saint-Preux and Ricardo Ramos. OSP and Ramos received $25,000 bonuses while GSP, Rose and TJ drew the $50,000 bonuses. The […]