An update from last Friday’s Bellator 177 has the event peaking at 859,000 viewers per Nielsen. In addition Bellator Kickboxing last Friday peaked at 452,099 viewers on Spike TV. Bellator 177’s viewership drew 595,000 viewers in DVR+3 ratings. Bellator drew 577,000 viewers in overnight plus same day ratings. Kickboxing’s adjusted viewership increased to 321,000 viewers. […]
Conor McGregor named to Time’s list of “100 Most Influential People”
Conor McGregor has made Time magazine’s of 100 “Most Influential People” in the world. Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote the profile for Time. The former Governor of California’s writeup on Conor is here. Previously, Time Magazine picked Ronda Rousey on a list of those “30 People Under 30 Changing the World.” Payout Perspective: McGregor’s brazen interviews and […]
UFC on Fox 24 drew 1,996,000; Prelims draw 1,105,000
UFC on Fox 24 drew 1,996,000 viewers on Fox Saturday afternoon in adjusted ratings to account for the overrun per Nielsen. The UFC Prelims drew 1,105,000 on Fox. The main card peaked during the main event portion of the telecast with 2,874,000 viewers from 10-10:15pm ET. UFC on Fox Ratings Overnights Live + SD UFC […]
Formerly WSOF, Professional Fighters League announces new structure for fighters
The World Series of Fighting is being repackaged as the Professional Fighters League. The league will begin in January 2018 according to a press release sent out on Wednesday. The inaugural season will run for 10 months and will feature seven different weight classes. Similar to league play, fighters will compete in three regular season […]
Alliance MMA sued by investor
An investor has filed a lawsuit against Alliance MMA for alleged violations of securities law and is seeking class action status. The Complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey on Monday. The lawsuit was filed just days after Alliance MMA issued an 8-K which reports to investors of specific events which […]