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. […]
UFC 315 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 315 took place on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event drew 19,786 for a gate of $6 million. The bonuses went to Marc-Andre Barriault, Jasmine Jasudavicius and Jack Della Maddelena and Belal Muhammad for Fight of the Night. All received $50K for their efforts. MAB KO’d Bruno Silva […]
Pacquiao comes out of retirement to fight in July
Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement to fight Mario Barrios for the WBC Welterweight Championship on July 19th in Las Vegas. The 46-year-old Pacquiao last professional fight was in August 2021. The fight will likely take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena as the T-Mobile Arena is booked according to ESPN. Pacquiao will […]
TKO tops analyst Q1 expectations
TKO Group Holdings reported its first quarter earnings for 2025 on Thursday as the company continues its earnings growth. It beat analyst expectations of $0.55 per share with $0.72 earnings per share. At the end of the first quarter, TKO earned revenue of $1.2688B and turned that into a net profit of $165.5M. Its adjusted […]