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 […]
UFC 206: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 206 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Holloway stops Showtime for Interim Featherweight title With Anthony Pettis missing weight, Max Holloway was the only fighter that could have won the interim title. Pettis claimed to have broken […]
Bellator 168 draws 529,000 viewers
Bellator 168 on Saturday afternoon drew 529,000 viewers on Spike TV per Nielsen. The event was form Firenze, Italy. The main event featured Alessio Sakara and Joey Beltran with Sakara earning the victory via TKO. The event drew 201,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo per Sports TV Ratings. Payout Perspective: The 529,000 viewers are […]
UFC PPV Prelims draws 777,000 viewers
The UFC 206 Prelims drew 771,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. According to Sports TV Ratings, the event drew 366,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 category. The main fight of the prelims saw Misha Cirkunov submit Nikita Krylov in a light heavyweight match-up. Payout Perspective: With one televised PPV Prelim remaining […]
SBJ 2017 predictions has UFC staying with Fox
The Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand offered up predictions for 2017 in sports media. One of his predictions was how much and with what media outlet the UFC would sign with when its current media rights deal ends. He predicts that the UFC would re-up with Fox for $300 million per year. The prediction is […]