Bellator MMA 168 drew 559,000 viewers last Saturday afternoon including DVR+3 numbers and peaking with 838,000 viewers. The event drew 529,000 viewers in Live + same day viewership. Unlike other Bellator events, this telecast had a modest markup for DVR viewers likely due to the afternoon airing.
Lesnar agrees to $250K fine and 1 year suspension
Brock Lesnar has agreed to a settlement with the Nevada State Athletic Commission stemming from his failed drug tests post-UFC 200 per Brett Okamoto. The settlement was confirmed at Thursday’s monthly commission meeting. Lesnar will pay $250,000 and serve a 1 year suspension retroactive to July 2016. NAC Lesnar Complaint by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd NAC […]
Diaz assessed $50K fine and community service by NSAC
Nate Diaz has settled a complaint filed the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his role in the bottle-throwing incident at the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference. Per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto: Nate Diaz has agreed to pay 2.5% of his $2mil UFC 202 purse for the water throwing, so $50k. Plus 50 hours community service. — […]
Showtime Boxing Saturday night, Mares-Cuellar: 327,000
The Showtime Boxing event featuring Abner Mares and Jesus Cuellar drew 327,000 viewers on the network and peaked at 368,000 per Nielsen. The three-bout telecast drew an overall viewership of 271,000 viewers. The event aired at the same time as HBO Boxing’s event which may have caused fans to split viewership for both events. The […]
HBO Boxing draws 806,000 for Crawford-Molina
HBO Boxing’s main event of Terrence Crawford versus John Molina drew 806,000 subscribers per Sports TV Ratings. It drew 416,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. According to Nielsen, the viewership peaked at 871,000 viewers. Crawford made a defense of his junior welterweight title in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. The ratings are below average […]