2016 seemed to be a low-key year in the world of boxing. While 2015 saw some major moves from Al Haymon and his Premier Boxing Champions, the endeavor has fizzled. The same could be said for the year of boxing on PPV as there were no major events that drew PPV buy rates the likes […]
UFC 207 early PPV estimates: 1.1M buys
UFC 207 looks to have done well on PPV as initial estimates by The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer have the PPV at 1.1 million buys. UFC 207 featured the return of Ronda Rousey as she faced Amanda Nunes for the UFC bantamweight title. Nunes stopped Rousey in the first round. The 1.1 million PPV buys […]
Updated UFC 207 Prelims ratings, peak at 1.8M
The UFC 207 Prelims peaked with more than 1.8 million viewers. The Friday night event on FS1 was up over 45% from last year’s UFC 195 prelims. The event which featured Johny Hendricks and Neil Magny in the feature fight peaked during the last quarter hour 9:45-10pm ET. In comparison’s to last year’s PPV show, […]
UFC sells one of its office buildings in Vegas
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the UFC has sold an office building at its current headquarters in Las Vegas. According to the report, it sold the building for $1.45 million to a criminal defense law firm. The criminal defense law firm has purchased the building but is leasing it back until the UFC moves […]
UPDATED: WSOF 34 draws 951,000 viewers, prelims draw 71,000 on NBCSN
World Series of Fighting drew 941,000 951,000 on NBC Saturday afternoon according to Nielsen. The rating makes it the highest-rated televised WSOF event ever. The preliminaries on NBC Sports Network drew 71,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. The prelims aired from 11:30-1pm PT. The main card aired on NBC from 1-3pm PT. Notably, the WSOF event […]