Conor McGregor landed on this year’s Forbes Highest Paid Athletes. It’s a step up from last year’s earnings of $22 million as McGregor registers in with a reported $34 million. McGregor’s pay of $27 million plus an additional $7 million in endorsements. McGregor fought three times in 2016 which averages $9 million per fight. His […]
Stevenson-Fonfara fight draws 390,000 on Showtime
Saturday night’s Showtime Boxing event featuring the rematch between Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara drew 390,000 of the network’s subscribers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. UPDATED: Stevenson fight drew 145,000 in the A18-49 demo. The Alvarez fight drew 149,000 in the A18-49 demo. In the undercard event, Jean Pascal and Eleider Alvarez, the event drew […]
UFC median TV audience age is 49 compared to 34 in 2006 according to SBJ study
The Sports Business Journal reports that television viewer data for 25 sports, including the UFC, boxing and pro wrestling, reflect that the median age of TV viewers have increased from 2006 to 2016. The commissioned study by Magna Global, shows that pro wrestling, the UFC and action sports have shown the most dramatic increase in […]
UFC 212: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition, we take a look at UC 212 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where the Featherweight title was unified. Holloway scores TKO over Aldo Max Holloway scored an impressive stoppage of Jose Aldo to unify the UFC Featherweight Title (technically Aldo held the title and Holloway […]
UFC 212 Prelims has split ratings due to MLB overrrun
The UFC 212 Prelims which aired on FS1 drew 732,000 viewers. The live broadcast was split in two due to an MLB overrun on FS1. The broadcast on FS2 drew 218,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. UPDATED: UFC 212 Prelims on FS1 drew 373,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen. The event featured […]