The 5th episode of TUF 23 Wednesday night drew 361,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. It’s a modest increase from last Wednesday. The ratings reflect a modest increase from last week (336,000). It also is a little higher than last spring’s TUF 21 (340,000). Per Sports TV Ratings, it drew 200,000 viewers in the adult […]
UFC 197 PPV buy estimated between 375K-450K
Top Rank – Haymon settle antitrust lawsuit
The parties in the Top Rank Boxing v. Al Haymon, et al. lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles has been settled. The parties filed a joint stipulation to dismiss the case on Wednesday. Terms of the settlement are confidential per the stipulation filed with the court. Al Haymon and his various business entities […]
TUF 23 Episode 4 DVR viewership: 566,000
The DVR ratings for the fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter drew the viewership up to 566,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The 566,000 fared much better than last spring’s TUF 21 Episode 4 DVR rating which was just 415,000 viewers. Payout Perspective: Although the viewership from the DVR watching was the lowest of the season […]
Bisping replaces Weidman at UFC 199
Michael Bisping steps in for injured Chris Weidman and faces Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title at UFC 199. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Dana White on ESPN. Coming off a career-altering win against Anderson Silva earlier this year, Bisping gets a rematch against Rockhold. The champ submitted Bisping at UFC Fight Night […]