Justin Gaethje’s UFC debut was likely one of the best in the history of the company. Gaethje drew two bonuses for his main event stoppage of Michael Johnson at the TUF 25 Finale Friday night at the T-Mobile Arena. Gaethje drew a Performance bonus and along with Michael Johnson earned Fight of the Nihgt. Tecia […]
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending July 7th
Welcome to another week of The Ratings Buffet. Ratings were delayed this week due to the July 4th Holiday. Notably, the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn fight on Saturday drew the highest rating for a boxing event in over a decade. Friday ESPN2: Golden Boy Boxing, 11:00pm-11:50pm ET 257,000 viewers, 0.08 A18-49 Saturday *ESPN Pacquiao Horn, 10:01pm-1:04am […]
May-McG Promo Tour Announced, Showtime debuts hype video
The road to Mayweather-McGregor began on Friday with promotional announcements from the UFC and Showtime’s first video for the August 26th fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC announced via press release a world press tour starting Tuesday, July 11th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Tickets will be distributed for […]
TUF 25 Episode 12 draws 408,000 viewers on FS1
The Ultimate Fighter 25 Episode 12 drew 408,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. In the season finale of TUF 25, Jesse Taylor defeated James Krause via submission to earn a shot at redemption and a fight Friday at the TUF 25 Finale against Diego Lhima. For Taylor, the return […]
Ward-Kovalev II disappoints with gate, PPV
The rematch for the Andre Ward/Sergey Kovalev fight last month proved to be a financial bust according to the reported gate and PPV buys. Ward received $6.5M for the fight while Kovalev’s pay was tied to the percentage of tickets and PPV revenue. I’m not sure who decided this for Kovalev, but based on the […]